Gabriel LAROCHE

(b. 16 January 1740 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 21 September 1802 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Gabriel LAROCHE was born 16 January 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Gabriel LAROCHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAROCHE and Marie-Suzanne TURPIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre-Alexandre TURPIN and Marie-Josephte-Marguerite GAUTHIER dite SAGUINGOIRA

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Gabriel married Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE 25 January 1762 in Saint-Constant, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE was born 26 February 1739 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil). Marie-Louise died 21 March 1774 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Louise was the child of Pierre MAGNAN dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX).

Gabriel married (2) Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 4 October 1779 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was born 25 February 1759 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marie-Marguerite died 19 February 1830 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU.

Gabriel LAROCHE died 21 September 1802 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .
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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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Gabriel LAROCHE married

Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 25 January 1762 Place: Saint-Constant, Canada
Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre MAGNAN dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Jeanne ROBIDOU (ROBIDOUX)

Children of Gabriel LAROCHE and Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE:

Marie-Louise LAROCHE (b.28 April 1763, Saint-Régis, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 April 1854, Saint-Régis, Canada East )
m. André SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY 24 May 1784 in Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

Josette LAROCHE (b.abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis BIGONESSE 4 October 1790 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Gabriel LAROCHE married

Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY-- Date: 4 October 1779 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY was the child of Jean-Baptiste SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne-Jeanne BABEU

Children of Gabriel LAROCHE and Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY:

Marie LAROCHE (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Dominique TRAHAN 3 August 1812 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1740 Birth
16 January 1740
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel LAROCHE and Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE 25 January 1762, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

He was 22 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LAROCHE was born 28 April 1763, Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne)

Gabriel was 23 years old.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MAGNAN dite CHAMPAGNE died 21 March 1774, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel LAROCHE and Marie-Marguerite SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 4 October 1779 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LAROCHE married 24 May 1784, Saint-Régis, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Regis) (Akwesasne) to André SURPRENANT dit SANSOUCY

1790 Marriage of Child
Josette LAROCHE married 4 October 1790, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Louis BIGONESSE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Death
21 September 1802
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 62.

Added: 2/23/2018 4:56:03 PM - Updated: 12/15/2023 4:14:33 PM