François GOSSELIN

Born

27 March 1705 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

17 January 1795 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

François married Geneviève ROUSSEAU 1 February 1734 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève ROUSSEAU was born 22 April 1710 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Geneviève was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD .

Parents & Family of François GOSSELIN

Parents of François GOSSELIN

Father

François GOSSELIN

Mother

Françoise LABRECQUE

Grandparents of François GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel GOSSELIN Françoise LELIEVRE

Maternal grandparents

Jean LABRECQUE Jeanne BAILLARGEON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GOSSELIN

François GOSSELIN married

Geneviève ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 1 February 1734
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève ROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

Children of François GOSSELIN and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Geneviève GOSSELIN

Born: 6 December 1734, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 4 February 1800, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Michel TURGEON 19 January 1750 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France

Charlotte GOSSELIN

Born: 28 September 1749, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 12 April 1839, Beaumont, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Etienne VIENS 26 February 1770 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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 — 1705
27 March 1705
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
François GOSSELIN and Geneviève ROUSSEAU 1 February 1734, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN was born 6 December 1734, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

François was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charlotte GOSSELIN was born 28 September 1749, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

François was 44 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN married 19 January 1750, Beaumont, Canada, New France to Michel TURGEON

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GOSSELIN married 26 February 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis-Etienne VIENS

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.