Louis GOSSELIN

Born

7 May 1727 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 March 1798 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GOSSELIN Marguerite LEMELIN

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Born: 7 May 1727 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel GOSSELIN

Mother: Marguerite LEMELIN

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GOSSELIN , Marie-Anne RATTÉ

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEMELIN , Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

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Louis married Angelique COUTURE 17 June 1771 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique COUTURE was born 20 November 1733 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Angelique died 24 April 1804 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Angelique ROY.

Louis GOSSELIN died 6 March 1798 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Couture Angelique
m. Drapeau Isabelle-Elisabeth

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Angelique COUTURE
Marriage date: 17 June 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique COUTURE was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Angelique ROY

Children of Louis GOSSELIN and Angelique COUTURE

Angélique GOSSELIN

Born: 17 February 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 October 1843, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Thomas LARUE 10 August 1795 Place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
7 May 1727
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Louis GOSSELIN and Angelique COUTURE 17 June 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 44 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Angélique GOSSELIN was born 17 February 1772, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 44 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.