Catherine ROUSSEAU

Born

20 January 1715 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 October 1796 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Catherine ROUSSEAU

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Born: 20 January 1715 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Father

Antoine ROUSSEAU

Mother

Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

Grandparents of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents

Thomas ROUSSEAU Madeleine OLIVIER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques BOUFFARD Anne LECLERC

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

Catherine married Ignace GOSSELIN 24 November 1738 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Ignace GOSSELIN was born 17 February 1715 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Ignace died 18 May 1803 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada. Ignace was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marguerite GODBOUT.

Catherine ROUSSEAU died 4 October 1796 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Catherine ROUSSEAU

Catherine ROUSSEAU married

Ignace GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 24 November 1738
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Ignace GOSSELIN was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marguerite GODBOUT

Children of Ignace GOSSELIN and Catherine ROUSSEAU

Ignace GOSSELIN

Born: 12 January 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 3 April 1776, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte SAVIGNAC 14 February 1763 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique PLOUFFE 15 January 1776 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine GOSSELIN

Born: 4 October 1742, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1824, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie THERRIEN 21 November 1768 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Françoise GOSSELIN

Born: 5 September 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1823, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie PLANTE 4 February 1771 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1715
20 January 1715
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Catherine ROUSSEAU and Ignace GOSSELIN 24 November 1738, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN was born 12 January 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 25 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Catherine GOSSELIN was born 4 October 1742, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 27 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Françoise GOSSELIN was born 5 September 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Catherine was 37 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN married 14 February 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte SAVIGNAC

1768 Marriage of Child
Catherine GOSSELIN married 21 November 1768, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie THERRIEN

1771 Marriage of Child
Françoise GOSSELIN married 4 February 1771, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie PLANTE

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.