Ignace GOSSELIN

Born

28 April 1722 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

26 December 1798 , Château-Richer, Lower Canada

Ignace married Claire THIBAULT 29 January 1748 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire THIBAULT was born 25 February 1732 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . Claire was the child of Antoine THIBAULT and Helene GARIEPY .

Parents & Family of Ignace GOSSELIN

Parents of Ignace GOSSELIN

Father

Guillaume GOSSELIN

Mother

Geneviève GRAVEL

Grandparents of Ignace GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents

Ignace GOSSELIN Marie-Anne RATTÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GRAVEL Marie BELANGER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ignace GOSSELIN

Ignace GOSSELIN married

Claire THIBAULT
Marriage date: 29 January 1748
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Claire THIBAULT was the child of Antoine THIBAULT and Helene GARIEPY

Children of Ignace GOSSELIN and Claire THIBAULT

Judith GOSSELIN

Born: 30 April 1756, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1846, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Married: Augustin GAGNON 13 July 1778 Place: Château-Richer, 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 — 1722
28 April 1722
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Ignace GOSSELIN and Claire THIBAULT 29 January 1748, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 25 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Birth of Child
Judith GOSSELIN was born 30 April 1756, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Ignace was 34 years old.

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.