Charlotte HAMEL

(b. 8 July 1730 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1792 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Charlotte HAMEL was born 8 July 1730 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Charlotte HAMEL was the child of Louis HAMEL and Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean HAMEL and Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE (maternal) Joseph HOUDE dit BELLEFEUILLE and Louise-Angélique GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Charlotte married Augustin GAUTHIER 21 January 1754 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Augustin GAUTHIER was born 7 April 1729 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Augustin died 24 July 1796 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Augustin was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY.

Charlotte HAMEL died 13 December 1792 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.
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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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Charlotte HAMEL married

Augustin GAUTHIER-- Date: 21 January 1754 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Augustin GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY

Children of Augustin GAUTHIER and Charlotte HAMEL:

Charlotte GAUTHIER (b.31 May 1756, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1805, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Francois BENOIT dit ABEL 11 November 1776 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUTHIER (b.19 July 1763, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1821, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Amable BIRON 29 January 1788 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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1730 Birth
8 July 1730
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte HAMEL and Augustin GAUTHIER 21 January 1754, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Charlotte GAUTHIER was born 31 May 1756, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 25 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 19 July 1763, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Charlotte was 33 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.