Antoine GAUTHIER

Born

20 March 1726 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

8 September 1790 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*

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Born: 20 March 1726 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Parents of Antoine GAUTHIER

Father

Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER

Mother

Marie-Catherine HAMEL

Grandparents of Antoine GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques GAUTHIER Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS

Maternal grandparents

Jean HAMEL Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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

Antoine married Josephte GIRARD 25 February 1754 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Josephte GIRARD was born 22 March 1733 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Josephte died 22 December 1806 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* . Josephte was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT.

Antoine GAUTHIER died 8 September 1790 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada* .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine GAUTHIER

Antoine GAUTHIER married

Josephte GIRARD
Marriage date: 25 February 1754
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Josephte GIRARD was the child of Joseph GIRARD and Marie-Anne VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

Children of Antoine GAUTHIER and Josephte GIRARD

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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 — 1726
20 March 1726
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GAUTHIER and Josephte GIRARD 25 February 1754, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 27 years old.

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.

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.