Pierre GONTHIER

Born

13 October 1747 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Died

12 September 1807 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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Jean GONTHIER Marie-Josephte GAGNON

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Born: 13 October 1747 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Father: Jean GONTHIER

Mother: Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Louis GONTHIER , Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Pierre married Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD 24 July 1771 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD was born 14 November 1755 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite-Elisabeth died 31 May 1785 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marguerite-Elisabeth was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD and Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET).

Pierre married (2) Therese TREMBLAY 20 February 1786 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese TREMBLAY was born 2 September 1756 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Therese died 27 March 1841 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Therese was the child of Étienne TREMBLAY and Michelle GAGNÉ.

Pierre GONTHIER died 12 September 1807 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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Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD
Marriage date: 24 July 1771
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD and Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

Children of Pierre GONTHIER and Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD

Elisabeth GONTHIER

Born: 2 February 1774, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 June 1835, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne MARTEL 3 February 1795 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Madeleine GONTHIER

Born: 15 October 1778, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 September 1851, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 26 July 1796 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Benoni GAUTHIER

Born: 29 March 1784, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 March 1866, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Marie TREMBLAY 2 October 1804 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre GONTHIER married

Therese TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 20 February 1786
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese TREMBLAY was the child of Étienne TREMBLAY and Michelle GAGNÉ

Children of Pierre GONTHIER and Therese TREMBLAY

Liguori-Igonie GAUTHIER

Born: 4 February 1789, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 March 1869, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Blaise TREMBLAY 20 February 1810 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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Birth — 1747
13 October 1747
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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
Pierre GONTHIER and Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD 24 July 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 23 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GONTHIER was born 2 February 1774, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre was 26 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Madeleine GONTHIER was born 15 October 1778, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Benoni GAUTHIER was born 29 March 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD died 31 May 1785, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GONTHIER and Therese TREMBLAY 20 February 1786, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 38 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Liguori-Igonie GAUTHIER was born 4 February 1789, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth GONTHIER married 3 February 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Etienne MARTEL

1796 Marriage of Child
Madeleine GONTHIER married 26 July 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph TREMBLAY

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Benoni GAUTHIER married 2 October 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie TREMBLAY

Death — 1807
12 September 1807
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 59.

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