Geneviève GOSSELIN

Born

6 December 1734 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

4 February 1800 , Beaumont, Lower Canada

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Born: 6 December 1734 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Parents of Geneviève GOSSELIN

Father

François GOSSELIN

Mother

Geneviève ROUSSEAU

Grandparents of Geneviève GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents

François GOSSELIN Françoise LABRECQUE

Maternal grandparents

Antoine ROUSSEAU Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

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

Geneviève married Michel TURGEON 19 January 1750 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel TURGEON was born 29 September 1726 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Michel died 17 March 1782 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . Michel was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marguerite ALLAIRE.

Geneviève GOSSELIN died 4 February 1800 in Beaumont, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Geneviève GOSSELIN

Geneviève GOSSELIN married

Michel TURGEON
Marriage date: 19 January 1750
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Michel TURGEON was the child of Jean TURGEON and Marguerite ALLAIRE

Children of Michel TURGEON and Geneviève GOSSELIN

Jean-Baptiste TURGEON

Born: abt. 1764, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Catherine BALLARD 13 February 1787 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of 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 — 1734
6 December 1734
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève GOSSELIN and Michel TURGEON 19 January 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 15 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.

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.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel TURGEON died 17 March 1782, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TURGEON married 13 February 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine BALLARD

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1800
4 February 1800
Beaumont, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.

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