Louis GONTHIER

Born

5 October 1718 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

11 November 1798 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Louis GONTHIER

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Born: 5 October 1718 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis GONTHIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER

Mother

Geneviève ROY

Grandparents of Louis GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Bernard GONTHIER Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER)

Maternal grandparents

Louis ROY Marie LEDRAN

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

Louis married Marie-Madeleine COUTURE 15 February 1745 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine COUTURE was born 16 October 1723 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine died 15 March 1769 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marie-Madeleine CASSE (LACASSE).

Louis GONTHIER died 11 November 1798 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GONTHIER

Louis GONTHIER married

Marie-Madeleine COUTURE
Marriage date: 15 February 1745
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine COUTURE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marie-Madeleine CASSE (LACASSE)

Children of Louis GONTHIER and Marie-Madeleine COUTURE

Marie GONTHIER

Born: 13 March 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 9 June 1803, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

Married: Athanase-Philippe FRADET 28 January 1771 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine GONTHIER

Born: 13 April 1748, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Apolline GONTHIER

Born: 15 October 1749, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Cecile GONTHIER

Born: 14 November 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1824, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Francois GONTHIER

Born: 8 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 2 January 1809, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Theothiste GONTHIER

Born: 26 October 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Died: 6 September 1805, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BOUCHER 22 November 1785 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER

Born: 5 May 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 July 1841, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

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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

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Birth — 1718
5 October 1718
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Louis GONTHIER and Marie-Madeleine COUTURE 15 February 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie GONTHIER was born 13 March 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Catherine GONTHIER was born 13 April 1748, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Apolline GONTHIER was born 15 October 1749, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Cecile GONTHIER was born 14 November 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 40 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Francois GONTHIER was born 8 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 42 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Theothiste GONTHIER was born 26 October 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 44 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER was born 5 May 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 45 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine COUTURE died 15 March 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie GONTHIER married 28 January 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Athanase-Philippe FRADET

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.