Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN)

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2 December 1727 , Rimouski, Canada, New France

Died

9 December 1794 , Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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Jean POULIN (PAULIN)Marie GAGNE dite BELAVANCE

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Born: 2 December 1727 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Father: Jean POULIN (PAULIN)

Mother: Marie GAGNE dite BELAVANCE

Maternal grandparents: Alexis GAGNÉ , Marie-Catherine CLOUTIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Elisabeth-Isabelle GASSE 1 February 1753 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth-Isabelle GASSE was born 30 December 1734 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Elisabeth-Isabelle was the child of Joseph GASSE and Isabelle LAURENT.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Thérèse Agnes CANIVET 8 June 1789 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thérèse Agnes CANIVET was born abt. 1758 Thérèse Agnes died 11 August 1827 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada.

Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN) died 9 December 1794 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, 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
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Elisabeth-Isabelle GASSE
Marriage date: 1 February 1753
Marriage place: Rimouski, Canada, New France
Elisabeth-Isabelle GASSE was the child of Joseph GASSE and Isabelle LAURENT

Children of Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN) and Elisabeth-Isabelle GASSE

Madeleine PAULIN

Born: abt. 1760,
Died: 16 July 1826, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Charles GAUVIN 1777 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Louis PAULIN (POULIN)

Born: abt. 1762, Caraquet, Gloucester, Acadia
Died: 24 August 1808, Shippagan, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Hélène Pélagie CHIASSON 1793

Marie PAULIN

Born: abt. 1768,
Died: ,

Married: Jacques MORAIS 31 July 1794 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN) married

Thérèse Agnes CANIVET
Marriage date: 8 June 1789
Marriage place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Children of Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN) and Thérèse Agnes CANIVET

Alexis POULIN

Born: abt. 1790,
Died: ,

Married: Marie Claire BOUTHILLIER 14 November 1815 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Sebastien Germain PAULIN (POULIN)

Born: 25 November 1794,
Died: 11 May 1876,

Married: Monique BLANCHARD 25 November 1817 Place: Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1727
2 December 1727
Rimouski, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN) and Elisabeth-Isabelle GASSE 1 February 1753, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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.

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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste POULIN (PAULIN) and Thérèse Agnes CANIVET 8 June 1789, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

He was 61 years old.

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

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