flag male ancestor  Jean-Francois  GONTHIER

  (b. 16 September 1737 Beaumont, Canada, New France   d. 25 April 1801 Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Francois GONTHIER was born 16 September 1737 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Jean-Francois GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER   and   Josephte CASSE (LACASSE) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY (maternal)  Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BOURGET

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Jean-Francois  married  Catherine GUENETTE 12 January 1761 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine GUENETTE  was born 28 September 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont).  Catherine died 12 December 1797 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada .  Catherine was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Catherine LEROUX.

Jean-Francois GONTHIER died 25 April 1801 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .





m. Guenette Catherine


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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Jean-Francois GONTHIER married flag female ancestor Catherine GUENETTE-- Date: 12 January 1761 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Catherine GUENETTE was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Catherine LEROUX




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birth1737 Birth
16 September 1737
Beaumont, Canada, New France
marriage1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois GONTHIER and Catherine GUENETTE 12 January 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
1762 Birth of Child
Catherine GONTHIER was born 15 February 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 24 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite GONTHIER was born 5 March 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 38 years old.
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
Catherine GONTHIER married 21 January 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GONTHIER married 12 January 1796, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to André LABBE
1797 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine GUENETTE died 12 December 1797, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
death1801 Death
25 April 1801
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 63.
Added: 3/8/2019 7:39:40 AM - Updated: 1/12/2022 1:20:22 PM

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