Joseph-Louis MAGWAWIDOBAIT GILL

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abt. 1719 , Odanak, Canada, New France

Died

5 May 1798 , Odanak, Lower Canada

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Samuel GILL Rosalie JAMES

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Born: abt. 1719 in Odanak, Canada, New France

Father: Samuel GILL

Mother: Rosalie JAMES

Paternal grandparents: Samuel GILL , Sarah WORTH

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Joseph-Louis married Suzanne GAMELIN 2 November 1763 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne GAMELIN was born 16 August 1738 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Suzanne died 7 October 1826 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Antoine GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Angelique HERTEL.

Joseph-Louis MAGWAWIDOBAIT GILL died 5 May 1798 in Odanak, Lower Canada .
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Recorded occupation: chief of tribe

Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph-Louis MAGWAWIDOBAIT GILL married

Suzanne GAMELIN
Marriage date: 2 November 1763
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Suzanne GAMELIN was the child of Antoine GAMELIN dit CHATEAUVIEUX and Marie-Angelique HERTEL

Children of Joseph-Louis MAGWAWIDOBAIT GILL and Suzanne GAMELIN

Catherine GILL

Born: abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 27 February 1810, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste PLAMONDON 17 November 1783 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Augustin GILL

Born: abt. 1770, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 June 1851, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Marie-Felicite PLAMONDON 1 May 1797 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Thomas GILL

Born: 18 August 1772, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1852, Odanak, Canada East

Married: Catherine BAZIN 25 February 1805 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Louis MAGWAWIDOBAIT GILL and Suzanne GAMELIN 2 November 1763, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph-Thomas GILL was born 18 August 1772, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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.