Clement
GOSSELIN
Born
12 June 1747
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died
9 March 1816
,
Mount Pleasant, New York, USA
Parents & Family of Clement GOSSELIN
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Born: 12 June 1747 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Father:
Gabriel GOSSELIN
Mother:
Geneviève CRÉPEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Michel GOSSELIN
, Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES
Maternal grandparents:
Maurice CRÉPEAU
, Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE
Clement had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Clement married Marie-Louise DIONNE 22 January 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise DIONNE was born 5 March 1755 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Louise was the child of Germain DIONNE and Marie-Louise BERNIER.
Clement GOSSELIN died 9 March 1816 in Mount Pleasant, New York, USA .
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Major dans l'Armée Américaine (American Revolution)
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Spouse & Children of Clement GOSSELIN
Clement GOSSELIN married 
Marie-Louise DIONNE
Marriage date: 22 January 1770
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DIONNE was the child of Germain DIONNE and Marie-Louise BERNIER
Marie-Louise DIONNEMarriage date: 22 January 1770
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise DIONNE was the child of Germain DIONNE and Marie-Louise BERNIER
Children of Clement GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise DIONNE
Catherine GOSSELINBorn: 22 July 1773, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 January 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Married: Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE) 6 March 1787 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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Birth — 174712 June 1747
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
1770 Marriage / PartnerClement GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise DIONNE 22 January 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
He was 22 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildCatherine GOSSELIN was born 22 July 1773, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
Clement was 26 years old.
Revolutionary War
COSSELIN, Clement (Gosline). Awarded land grant as refugee, 1798 act (wittke); b. 12 June 1747, Ste-Famille 1.0. (Gabriel & Genevieve Crepeaux). m. (1) 22 Jan. 1770 Ste-Anne-de-1a—Pocatiere, Marie-Beuve Dionne (Germain & Louise Bernier). Enlisted fall 1775, active on the south shore. 4 March 1776, captaincy in Hazen's Regt. At the retreat seems to have stayed at Ste-Anne. Oct. l777—mid—1778,imprisoned. March 1778 rejoined his regt. at
white Plains, N.Y, 29 Oct. 1778 at Lotbiniere. wounded at Yorktown. June 1783 brevet major and mustered out. m. (2) 12 Jan. 1787 (c. oucherville)
or 15 Jan. 1787 (Longueuil), Charlotte Ouimet (Ignace & Amable Prairie), he a resident of Lake Champlain. m. (3) 8 Nov. 1790 before Murdoch
McPherson, J.P., Marie-Catherine Monty, dau. Lt. Francis Monty (q.v.). Revalidated 12 May 1791, St.-Hyacinthe. 1800 at Plattsburgh. Settled 1802 at Lacadie, 1803 at St-Luc. 1815 returned to the U.S. d. 9 March 1816. Beekmantown, Clinton Co., N.Y. wife d. 9 April 1840/ 43...Read full story
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COSSELIN, Clement (Gosline). Awarded land grant as refugee, 1798 act (wittke); b. 12 June 1747, Ste-Famille 1.0. (Gabriel & Genevieve Crepeaux). m. (1) 22 Jan. 1770 Ste-Anne-de-1a—Pocatiere, Marie-Beuve Dionne (Germain & Louise Bernier). Enlisted fall 1775, active on the south shore. 4 March 1776, captaincy in Hazen's Regt. At the retreat seems to have stayed at Ste-Anne. Oct. l777—mid—1778,imprisoned. March 1778 rejoined his regt. at
white Plains, N.Y, 29 Oct. 1778 at Lotbiniere. wounded at Yorktown. June 1783 brevet major and mustered out. m. (2) 12 Jan. 1787 (c. oucherville)
or 15 Jan. 1787 (Longueuil), Charlotte Ouimet (Ignace & Amable Prairie), he a resident of Lake Champlain. m. (3) 8 Nov. 1790 before Murdoch
McPherson, J.P., Marie-Catherine Monty, dau. Lt. Francis Monty (q.v.). Revalidated 12 May 1791, St.-Hyacinthe. 1800 at Plattsburgh. Settled 1802 at Lacadie, 1803 at St-Luc. 1815 returned to the U.S. d. 9 March 1816. Beekmantown, Clinton Co., N.Y. wife d. 9 April 1840/ 43...Read full story
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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Revolutionary War
GOSSELIN, CLEMENT
Ancestor #: A046437
Service: CONTINENTAL LINE Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, MAJOR
Birth: 6-12-1747 STE FAMILLE CANADA
Death: 3-9-1816 BEEKMANTOWN CLINTON CO NEW YORK
Pension Number: *W16655
Service Source: *W16655; BLWT 885-300
Service Description: 1) BREVET MAJOR IN 2D CANADIAN REGT, COL HAZEN; ALSO CAPT;
2) ALSO PVT, GEN MONTGOMERY; PRISONER OF WAR
RESIDENCE
1) City: ST HYACINTH - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA
SPOUSE
1) MARIE BEUVE DIONNE
2) CHARLOTTE OUIMET
3) CATHERINE MONTY
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GOSSELIN, CLEMENT
Ancestor #: A046437
Service: CONTINENTAL LINE Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, MAJOR
Birth: 6-12-1747 STE FAMILLE CANADA
Death: 3-9-1816 BEEKMANTOWN CLINTON CO NEW YORK
Pension Number: *W16655
Service Source: *W16655; BLWT 885-300
Service Description: 1) BREVET MAJOR IN 2D CANADIAN REGT, COL HAZEN; ALSO CAPT;
2) ALSO PVT, GEN MONTGOMERY; PRISONER OF WAR
RESIDENCE
1) City: ST HYACINTH - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA
SPOUSE
1) MARIE BEUVE DIONNE
2) CHARLOTTE OUIMET
3) CATHERINE MONTY
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1787 Marriage of ChildCatherine GOSSELIN married 6 March 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE)
1797 Death of ChildCatherine GOSSELIN died 24 January 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)
Clement was 49 years old.
Death — 18169 March 1816
Mount Pleasant, New York, USA
He died at the age of 68.
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