Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

Born

1 January 1761 , Les Éboulements, Canada

Died

21 March 1836 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY

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Born: 1 January 1761 in Les Éboulements, Canada

Father: Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

Mother: Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Louis GONTHIER , Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Louis TREMBLAY , Marie-Madeleine BONNEAU

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Louis married Procule BOUCHARD 14 October 1782 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Procule BOUCHARD was born abt. 1761 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Procule died 22 August 1845 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Procule was the child of Joseph BOUCHARD and Marie-Françoise FORTIN.

Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) died 21 March 1836 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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 Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

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Procule BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 14 October 1782
Marriage place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Procule BOUCHARD was the child of Joseph BOUCHARD and Marie-Françoise FORTIN

Children of Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) and Procule BOUCHARD

Denis GAUTHIER

Born: 16 October 1784, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte TREMBLAY 12 November 1805 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 8 January 1834 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Luc GAUTHIER

Born: 7 August 1786, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine TREMBLAY 28 November 1809 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Julienne GAUTHIER

Born: 8 April 1788, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 May 1861, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Marcel TREMBLAY 6 May 1806 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Julien GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

Born: 8 April 1788, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 September 1859, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY 11 January 1820 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Françoise GAUTHIER

Born: 30 September 1789, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 July 1862, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Joseph GAGNON 24 January 1815 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie-Louise GAUTHIER

Born: 9 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thomas TREMBLAY 18 August 1812 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Constance GAUTHIER

Born: 1 July 1795, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 30 March 1869, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BOUCHARD 8 February 1820 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Andre GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

Born: 14 July 1797, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoinette PERRON 27 November 1821 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis GAUTHIER

Born: 26 July 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 1 January 1875, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Monique DUCHESNE 16 January 1827 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1761
1 January 1761
Les Éboulements, Canada

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) and Procule BOUCHARD 14 October 1782, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

He was 21 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Denis GAUTHIER was born 16 October 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 23 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Luc GAUTHIER was born 7 August 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 25 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Julien GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 8 April 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Julienne GAUTHIER was born 8 April 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 27 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Françoise GAUTHIER was born 30 September 1789, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 28 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER was born 9 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Constance GAUTHIER was born 1 July 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 34 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Andre GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 14 July 1797, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 36 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER was born 26 July 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis was 41 years old.

1805 Marriage of Child
Denis GAUTHIER married 12 November 1805, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Charlotte TREMBLAY

1806 Marriage of Child
Julienne GAUTHIER married 6 May 1806, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marcel TREMBLAY

1809 Marriage of Child
Luc GAUTHIER married 28 November 1809, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Madeleine TREMBLAY

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAUTHIER married 18 August 1812, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Thomas TREMBLAY

1815 Marriage of Child
Françoise GAUTHIER married 24 January 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph GAGNON

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 Marriage of Child
Julien GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 11 January 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Angélique TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Marriage of Child
Constance GAUTHIER married 8 February 1820, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph BOUCHARD

1821 Marriage of Child
Andre GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 27 November 1821, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Antoinette PERRON

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUTHIER married 16 January 1827, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Monique DUCHESNE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Denis GAUTHIER married 8 January 1834, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie TREMBLAY