Michel GEMME

Born

4 August 1737 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

2 December 1780 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Thomas GEMME Marie-Angélique FOUCHER

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Born: 4 August 1737 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Thomas GEMME

Mother: Marie-Angélique FOUCHER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre GEMME , Marie-Madeleine BARBARY dite GRANDMAISON

Maternal grandparents: Louis-Martin FOUCHER , Madeleine PARE

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Michel married Dorothée BRISEBOIS 26 September 1757 in Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Dorothée BRISEBOIS was born 11 May 1736 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France . Dorothée was the child of Jacques BRISEBOIS and Marie-Josephe LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS.

Michel GEMME died 2 December 1780 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Dorothée BRISEBOIS
Marriage date: 26 September 1757
Marriage place: Sainte-Geneviève, Canada, New France
Dorothée BRISEBOIS was the child of Jacques BRISEBOIS and Marie-Josephe LEGAULT dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Michel GEMME and Dorothée BRISEBOIS

Marie GEMME

Born: 5 June 1762, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Paul RICHER 19 May 1783 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte GEMME

Born: abt. 1763, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 February 1813, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada

Married: Joachim CLEMENT dit LARIVIÈRE 23 September 1782 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1737
4 August 1737
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Michel GEMME and Dorothée BRISEBOIS 26 September 1757 , Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

He was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie GEMME was born 5 June 1762, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Michel was 24 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.