Joseph GOSSELIN

Born

29 March 1685 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 November 1771 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Ignace GOSSELIN Marie-Anne RATTÉ

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Born: 29 March 1685 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace GOSSELIN

Mother: Marie-Anne RATTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel GOSSELIN , Françoise LELIEVRE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques RATTÉ , Anne-Marie MARTIN

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Joseph married Françoise GODBOUT 25 November 1710 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Françoise GODBOUT was born 11 March 1690 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Françoise died 24 February 1773 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Françoise was the child of Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN.

Joseph GOSSELIN died 4 November 1771 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Joseph GOSSELIN married

Françoise GODBOUT
Marriage date: 25 November 1710
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise GODBOUT was the child of Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

Children of Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT

Marie-Françoise GOSSELIN

Born: 19 February 1713, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1797, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CURODEAU 30 October 1740 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN

Born: 15 March 1717, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 12 March 1777, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre FONTAINE 8 June 1739 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Madeleine GOSSELIN

Born: 27 March 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 5 October 1800, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Michel HUOT 16 August 1747 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Ignace GOSSELIN

Born: abt. 1723, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 January 1792, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BLOUIN 12 February 1787 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre GOSSELIN

Born: 13 August 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 3 September 1794, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne FORTIER 1 February 1752 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Gabriel GOSSELIN

Born: 22 April 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 20 August 1795, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: Angélique COURSOL 23 January 1758 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite GOSSELIN

Born: 6 June 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 November 1804, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre CURODEAU 22 April 1754 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1685
29 March 1685
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1710 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT 25 November 1710, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GOSSELIN was born 19 February 1713, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 27 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN was born 15 March 1717, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Birth of Child
Madeleine GOSSELIN was born 27 March 1721, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Pierre GOSSELIN was born 13 August 1728, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 43 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Gabriel GOSSELIN was born 22 April 1730, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 45 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite GOSSELIN was born 6 June 1734, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Joseph was 49 years old.

1739 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN married 8 June 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Pierre FONTAINE

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise GOSSELIN married 30 October 1740, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Pierre CURODEAU

1747 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GOSSELIN married 16 August 1747, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Michel HUOT

1752 Marriage of Child
Pierre GOSSELIN married 1 February 1752, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Anne FORTIER

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GOSSELIN married 22 April 1754, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Pierre CURODEAU

1758 Marriage of Child
Gabriel GOSSELIN married 23 January 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Angélique COURSOL

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.