Joseph GOSSELIN

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13 April 1732 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Died

3 July 1811 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

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François GOSSELIN Angelique NOEL

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Born: 13 April 1732 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Father: François GOSSELIN

Mother: Angelique NOEL

Paternal grandparents: François GOSSELIN , Marie-Charlotte COTE

Maternal grandparents: Philippe NOEL , Marie RONDEAU

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Joseph married Thérèse LACROIX 21 November 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse LACROIX was born 26 August 1736 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Thérèse died 20 May 1811 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Pierre LACROIX and Jeanne BARRETTE.

Joseph GOSSELIN died 3 July 1811 in Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Thérèse LACROIX
Marriage date: 21 November 1757
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Thérèse LACROIX was the child of Pierre LACROIX and Jeanne BARRETTE

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Joseph GOSSELIN

Born: 27 May 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 August 1855, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne RICHARD 17 November 1789 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1732
13 April 1732
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOSSELIN and Thérèse LACROIX 21 November 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 25 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph GOSSELIN was born 27 May 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 34 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.