Joseph GAUTHIER

Born

18 March 1737 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1790 , Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jacques GAUTHIER Madeleine DUBOC dite ST-GODARD

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Born: 18 March 1737 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques GAUTHIER

Mother: Madeleine DUBOC dite ST-GODARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) , Jeanne-Marie-Anne PETIT dite LAPRE

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume DUBOC dit ST-GODARD , Barbe BARON

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Joseph married Elisabeth ST-DENIS 6 February 1764 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . Elisabeth ST-DENIS was born 26 August 1745 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Elisabeth PICARD.

Joseph GAUTHIER died 7 January 1790 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph GAUTHIER married

Elisabeth ST-DENIS
Marriage date: 6 February 1764
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth ST-DENIS was the child of Charles DENIS dit ST-DENIS and Elisabeth PICARD

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Birth — 1737
18 March 1737
Montréal, Canada, New France

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUTHIER and Elisabeth ST-DENIS 6 February 1764, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

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.