Francois GOSSELIN

Born

13 November 1837 , Iberville, Lower Canada

Died

9 April 1909 , Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

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Born: 13 November 1837 in Iberville, Lower Canada

Parents of Francois GOSSELIN

Father

Francois GOSSELIN

Mother

Onesime NADEAU

Grandparents of Francois GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents

François GOSSELIN Louise MORIN

Maternal grandparents

Alexandre NADEAU Céleste DEROME

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

Francois married Mélanise MANY 11 February 1861 in Henryville, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mélanise MANY was born 23 December 1835 in Henryville, Lower Canada . Mélanise died 26 June 1895 in Henryville, Québec, Canada . Mélanise was the child of Antoine MANY and Flavie LANOUE.

Francois GOSSELIN died 9 April 1909 in Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada.

m. Magny Melanie

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Francois GOSSELIN

Francois GOSSELIN married

Mélanise MANY
Marriage date: 11 February 1861
Marriage place: Henryville, Canada East
Mélanise MANY was the child of Antoine MANY and Flavie LANOUE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Francois GOSSELIN and Mélanise MANY

Louis-Adeli GOSSELIN

Born: 24 November 1869, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
Died: 21 October 1934, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

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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 — 1837
13 November 1837
Iberville, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 Marriage / Partner
Francois GOSSELIN and Mélanise MANY 11 February 1861, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

He was 23 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Louis-Adeli GOSSELIN was born 24 November 1869, Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Francois was 32 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1895 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mélanise MANY died 26 June 1895, Henryville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Henryville)

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

Death — 1909
9 April 1909
Saint-Alexandre, Iberville, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 71.

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