Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Born

23 August 1744 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1792 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Born: 23 August 1744 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Father

Louis GAUTHIER

Mother

Marie-Agnes MESSIER

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAUTHIER Françoise-Marguerite LAMBERT

Maternal grandparents

René MESSIER Marie-Madeleine GUILLET

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine BONIN 30 January 1769 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine BONIN was born 18 March 1745 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France. Madeleine was the child of Pierre BONIN and Madeleine LAPORTE dite LABONTÉ.

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER died 4 May 1792 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Bonin Madeleine

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married

Madeleine BONIN
Marriage date: 30 January 1769
Marriage place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine BONIN was the child of Pierre BONIN and Madeleine LAPORTE dite LABONTÉ

Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Madeleine BONIN

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1744
23 August 1744
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Madeleine BONIN 30 January 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.