Catherine ROUSSEAU

(b. 20 January 1715 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 4 October 1796 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Catherine ROUSSEAU was born 20 January 1715 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Catherine ROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas ROUSSEAU and Madeleine OLIVIER (maternal) Jacques BOUFFARD and 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, Québec, Canada. Ignace died 18 May 1803 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, 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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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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Catherine ROUSSEAU married

Ignace GOSSELIN-- Date: 24 November 1738 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 (b.12 January 1741, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1776, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Marie-Josephte SAVIGNAC 14 February 1763 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
m. Angelique PLOUFFE 15 January 1776 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine GOSSELIN (b.4 October 1742, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1824, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie THERRIEN 21 November 1768 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Françoise GOSSELIN (b.5 September 1752, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 June 1823, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie PLANTE 4 February 1771 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1715 Birth
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, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Josephte SAVIGNAC

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

1771 Marriage of Child
Françoise GOSSELIN married 4 February 1771, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN married 15 January 1776, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Angelique PLOUFFE