Marie-Josephte GAGNE

Born

2 December 1751 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

19 June 1821 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Rene GAGNE Marie-Claire BERNIER

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Born: 2 December 1751 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Rene GAGNE

Mother: Marie-Claire BERNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAGNÉ (GASNIER) , Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Basile BERNIER , Marie-Josephe FORTIN

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Marie-Josephte married Alexis GOSSELIN 28 October 1776 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexis GOSSELIN was born 16 June 1750 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Alexis died 11 October 1822 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Alexis was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Françoise BLOUARD.

Marie-Josephte GAGNE died 19 June 1821 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada.
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Marie-Josephte GAGNE married

Alexis GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 28 October 1776
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexis GOSSELIN was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Françoise BLOUARD

Children of Alexis GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte GAGNE

Michel GOSSELIN

Born: 24 May 1793, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 18 August 1848, Saint-Henri, Canada East

Married: Rose BLOUIN 17 August 1818 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

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Birth — 1751
2 December 1751
Cap-St-Ignace, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte GAGNE and Alexis GOSSELIN 28 October 1776, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 24 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Michel GOSSELIN was born 24 May 1793, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 41 years old.

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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Michel GOSSELIN married 17 August 1818, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Rose BLOUIN

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England