Nicolas GOSSELIN

Born

5 September 1735 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

16 November 1817 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GOSSELIN Marguerite COUTURE

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Born: 5 September 1735 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Gabriel GOSSELIN

Mother: Marguerite COUTURE

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GOSSELIN , Marie-Anne RATTÉ

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume COUTURE , Nicole BOUFFARD

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

Nicolas married Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 14 February 1757 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was born 6 October 1738 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Jeanne died 13 February 1795 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Jeanne was the child of Louis COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES).

Nicolas GOSSELIN died 16 November 1817 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Nicolas GOSSELIN married

Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE
Marriage date: 14 February 1757
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE was the child of Louis COUTURE dit BELLERIVE and Marie-Jeanne VALLIERE (VALLIERES)

Children of Nicolas GOSSELIN and Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE

Nicolas GOSSELIN

Born: 19 October 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 June 1845, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Felicite NADEAU 24 February 1794 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Marie GOSSELIN

Born: 26 August 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 February 1816, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: André NADEAU 15 January 1793 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1735
5 September 1735
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas GOSSELIN and Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE 14 February 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Nicolas GOSSELIN was born 19 October 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie GOSSELIN was born 26 August 1766, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 30 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie GOSSELIN married 15 January 1793, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to André NADEAU

1794 Marriage of Child
Nicolas GOSSELIN married 24 February 1794, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Felicite NADEAU

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Jeanne COUTURE dite BELLERIVE died 13 February 1795, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1816 Death of Child
Marie GOSSELIN died 13 February 1816, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

Nicolas was 80 years old.

Death — 1817
16 November 1817
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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