Joseph GOSSELIN

Born

22 August 1728 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

23 July 1808 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GOSSELIN Marguerite LEMELIN

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Born: 22 August 1728 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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Joseph married Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 22 November 1751 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES) was born 15 November 1718 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Jeanne died 8 January 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Remi VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Catherine CASSE.

Joseph married (2) Catherine BOILARD 5 August 1783 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine BOILARD was born 19 November 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Catherine died 16 March 1826 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Catherine was the child of Mathurin BOILARD and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Joseph GOSSELIN died 23 July 1808 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Boilard Catherine
m. Vallieres Marie-Jeanne

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph GOSSELIN married

Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES)
Marriage date: 22 November 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES) was the child of Remi VALLIERE (VALLIERES) and Catherine CASSE

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Catherine BOILARD
Marriage date: 5 August 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine BOILARD was the child of Mathurin BOILARD and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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Birth — 1728
22 August 1728
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES) 22 November 1751, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

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.

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.