Cecile GONTHIER

Born

5 September 1744 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

7 July 1780 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Cecile GONTHIER

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Grandparents

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Born: 5 September 1744 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Parents of Cecile GONTHIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph GONTHIER

Mother

Josephte CASSE (LACASSE)

Grandparents of Cecile GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER Geneviève ROY

Maternal grandparents

Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) Marie-Françoise BOURGET

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

Cecile married Joseph DUQUET 2 March 1767 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph DUQUET was born 1 January 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Joseph died 15 October 1805 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Geneviève LISSE.

Cecile GONTHIER died 7 July 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Duquet Joseph

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Cecile GONTHIER

Cecile GONTHIER married

Joseph DUQUET
Marriage date: 2 March 1767
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DUQUET was the child of Gabriel DUQUET and Marie-Geneviève LISSE

Children of Joseph DUQUET and Cecile GONTHIER

Joseph DUQUET

Born: 6 February 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite MIMAUX (MIMEAU) 2 February 1796 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Cecile DUQUET

Born: 5 February 1776, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 August 1832, St-Roch-de-Quebec, Quebec, Canada

Married: Pierre-Michel MORIN 25 July 1803 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1744
5 September 1744
Beaumont, Canada, New France

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

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Cecile GONTHIER and Joseph DUQUET 2 March 1767, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph DUQUET was born 6 February 1768, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Cecile was 23 years old.

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.