Louis GONTHIER

Born

7 December 1745 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Died

27 May 1810 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Louis married Geneviève BOUCHARD 2 August 1773 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Geneviève BOUCHARD was born 15 July 1752 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France . Geneviève died 9 February 1827 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . Geneviève was the child of Joseph-François BOUCHARD and Marie-Dorothée SAVARD .

Parents & Family of Louis GONTHIER

Parents of Louis GONTHIER

Father

Jean GONTHIER

Mother

Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Grandparents of Louis GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Louis GONTHIER Geneviève GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents

Joseph-Marie GAGNON Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GONTHIER

Louis GONTHIER married

Geneviève BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 2 August 1773
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève BOUCHARD was the child of Joseph-François BOUCHARD and Marie-Dorothée SAVARD

Children of Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève BOUCHARD

Genevieve GONTHIER

Born: 5 September 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Marie JEAN 2 October 1798 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Joseph GAUTHIER

Born: 21 February 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 May 1816, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Modeste BOUCHARD 1 September 1807 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Louis GONTHIER

Born: 8 February 1778, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1872, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Married: Josephte JEAN 11 January 1803 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Julienne TREMBLAY 28 April 1812 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER

Born: 20 October 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 September 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste JEAN 2 October 1798 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Pierre-David GAUTHIER

Born: 13 July 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 August 1834, Matane, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire TREMBLAY 29 January 1811 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Born: 30 September 1789, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1851, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

Married: Agnes TREMBLAY 14 November 1815 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth LECLERC 23 November 1819 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

François GAUTHIER

Born: 5 June 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève TREMBLAY 26 November 1811 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
7 December 1745
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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève BOUCHARD 2 August 1773, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER was born 5 September 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 28 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 21 February 1776, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 30 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Louis GONTHIER was born 8 February 1778, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 32 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER was born 20 October 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 35 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Pierre-David GAUTHIER was born 13 July 1787, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 41 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 30 September 1789, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 43 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
François GAUTHIER was born 5 June 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Louis was 46 years old.

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Genevieve GONTHIER married 2 October 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada to Joseph-Marie JEAN

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER married 2 October 1798, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste JEAN

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Louis GONTHIER married 11 January 1803, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Josephte JEAN

1807 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER married 1 September 1807, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Marie-Modeste BOUCHARD