Jean-Francois GONTHIER

Born

16 September 1737 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

25 April 1801 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)

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Born: 16 September 1737 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER

Mother: Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER , Geneviève ROY

Maternal grandparents: Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) , 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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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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Jean-Francois GONTHIER married

Catherine GUENETTE
Marriage date: 12 January 1761
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Catherine GUENETTE was the child of Thomas GUENETTE and Catherine LEROUX

Children of Jean-Francois GONTHIER and Catherine GUENETTE

Catherine GONTHIER

Born: 15 February 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 8 May 1849, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS 21 January 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marguerite GONTHIER

Born: 5 March 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 January 1813, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: André LABBE 12 January 1796 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1737
16 September 1737
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

1761 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.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite GONTHIER was born 5 March 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Francois was 38 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Catherine GONTHIER married 21 January 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Charles FOURNIER dit DESILETS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GONTHIER married 12 January 1796, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to André LABBE