Louis GOSSELIN

Born

2 September 1744 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

7 August 1823 , Napierville, Lower Canada

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Gabriel GOSSELIN Geneviève CRÉPEAU

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Born: 2 September 1744 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

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Louis married Anastasie BOURGEOIS 29 April 1771 in Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anastasie BOURGEOIS was born abt. 1752 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Anastasie died 27 October 1824 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Anastasie was the child of Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS and Anne BERNARD.

Louis GOSSELIN died 7 August 1823 in Napierville, Lower Canada .
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Anastasie BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 29 April 1771
Marriage place: Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Anastasie BOURGEOIS was the child of Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS and Anne BERNARD

Children of Louis GOSSELIN and Anastasie BOURGEOIS

Marie-Anastasie GOSSELIN

Born: 5 April 1772, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 September 1848, St-Jean-d'Iberville, Quebec, Canada

Married: Etienne "Stephen" TRAHAN 25 August 1788 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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Birth — 1744
2 September 1744
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Louis GOSSELIN and Anastasie BOURGEOIS 29 April 1771, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Anastasie GOSSELIN was born 5 April 1772, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis was 27 years old.

Revolutionary War
GOSSELIN, LOUIS
Ancestor #: A046438
Service: CANADA Rank(s): LIEUTENANT
Birth: 9-4-1744 STE-FAMILLE QUEBEC CANADA
Death: 8-7-1823 CHAMPLAIN CLINTON CO NEW YORK
Pension Number: *S43613
Service Source: *S43613
Service Description: 1) CAPTS WHITE, OLIVIA, COL MOSES HAZEN'S
2) CANADIAN REGT

RESIDENCE
1) City: CHAMBLY - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) ANASTASIA BOURGEOIS
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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)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anastasie GOSSELIN married 25 August 1788, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Etienne "Stephen" TRAHAN

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

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

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England