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Gabriel GOSSELIN

(b. abt. 1624 , France d. 7 July 1697 , Québec, Canada, New France )

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Gabriel GOSSELIN was born abt. 1624 in France

Gabriel GOSSELIN was the child of ? and ?

Gabriel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1653.

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

Gabriel married Françoise LELIEVRE 18 August 1653 in Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children. Françoise LELIEVRE was born abt. 1636 in France. Françoise died 29 September 1677 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.

Gabriel married (2) Louise GUILLOT 4 October 1677 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Louise GUILLOT was born 11 August 1659 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Louise died 15 September 1748 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise was the child of Godefroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE and Marie D'ABANCOURT.

Gabriel GOSSELIN died 7 July 1697 in Québec, Canada, New France .

son of Nicolas Gosselin and Marguerite Dubréal

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Gabriel GOSSELIN married

Françoise LELIEVRE-- Date: 18 August 1653 Place: Sillery, Québec, Canada, New France

Children of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Françoise LELIEVRE:

Ignace GOSSELIN (b.abt. 1655, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 April 1727, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Anne RATTÉ 23 November 1683 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Guillaume GOSSELIN (b.25 September 1657, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Michel GOSSELIN (b.12 June 1659, Québec, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1703, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES 12 November 1684 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François GOSSELIN (b.14 February 1661, Québec, Canada, New France d. 08 October 1704, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Françoise LABRECQUE 10 July 1690 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gabriel GOSSELIN (b.12 May 1662, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 December 1700, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Madeleine PICHET 13 April 1692 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François GOSSELIN (b.21 May 1664, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 May 1745, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France)
m. Marie-Charlotte COTE 10 November 1688 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean GOSSELIN (b.7 February 1666, Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 18 January 1756, Lachenaie, Canada, New France )
m. Marie CADIEUX 19 June 1694 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Geneviève GOSSELIN (b.11 September 1667, Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 January 1739, Québec, Canada, New France )

Françoise GOSSELIN (b.5 August 1670, Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1674, Québec, Canada, New France )

Gabriel GOSSELIN married

Louise GUILLOT-- Date: 4 October 1677 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Louise GUILLOT was the child of Godefroy GUILLOT dit LAVALLÉE and Marie D'ABANCOURT

Children of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Louise GUILLOT:

Pierre GOSSELIN (b.4 December 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine GARINET (GUÉRINET) 1 September 1701 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Louis GOSSELIN (b.29 August 1680, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1756, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Jeanne-Marguerite DUROY 23 November 1711 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Elisabeth RACETTE 21 October 1748 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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GOSSELIN - derived from the Germanic name GOSSO/ GOZZO which evokes the divinity (god in English) and the Gothic people. Gabriel Gosselin was born around 1620 in Combray in Normandy. Son of Nicolas Gosselin and Marguerite Dubréal, he married Françoise Lelièvre, daughter of Christophe Lelièvre and Georgette Clément, in Sillery on August 18, 1653. From their union were born 9 children. Widowed, he married Louise Guillot (18 years old), daughter of Geoffroy Guillot and Marie d'Abancourt, in second marriage, on October 4, 1677 in Sainte-Famille de l'Île d'Orléans. From their union 2 children were born. He arrived in the country in 1651. He would become the richest landowner on Île d'Orléans. He died in July 1697 in Quebec.
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1653 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GOSSELIN and Françoise LELIEVRE 18 August 1653, Sillery, Québec, Québec, Canada (Mission Saint-Joseph-de-Sillery) (Saint-Colomb-de-Sillery)

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1657 Birth of Child
Guillaume GOSSELIN was born 25 September 1657, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1659 Birth of Child
Michel GOSSELIN was born 12 June 1659, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1661 Birth of Child
François GOSSELIN was born 14 February 1661, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1662 Birth of Child
Gabriel GOSSELIN was born 12 May 1662, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1664 Birth of Child
François GOSSELIN was born 21 May 1664, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Birth of Child
Jean GOSSELIN was born 7 February 1666, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

1667 Birth of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN was born 11 September 1667, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1670 Birth of Child
Françoise GOSSELIN was born 5 August 1670, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1674 Death of Child
Françoise GOSSELIN died 1 August 1674, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1677 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GOSSELIN and Louise GUILLOT 4 October 1677, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1677 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise LELIEVRE died 29 September 1677, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1678 Birth of Child
Pierre GOSSELIN was born 4 December 1678, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1680 Birth of Child
Louis GOSSELIN was born 29 August 1680, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

1683 Marriage of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN married 23 November 1683, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne RATTÉ

1684 Marriage of Child
Michel GOSSELIN married 12 November 1684, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

1688 Marriage of Child
François GOSSELIN married 10 November 1688 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte COTE

1690 Marriage of Child
François GOSSELIN married 10 July 1690, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Françoise LABRECQUE

1692 Marriage of Child
Gabriel GOSSELIN married 13 April 1692, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Madeleine PICHET

1694 Marriage of Child
Jean GOSSELIN married 19 June 1694, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie CADIEUX

1697 Death
7 July 1697
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Added: 12/8/2014 10:15:03 AM - Updated: 1/25/2023 1:18:44 PM