Benoni GAUTHIER

Born

29 March 1784 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

10 March 1866 , Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

Benoni married Marie TREMBLAY 2 October 1804 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie TREMBLAY was born 20 May 1786 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie died 19 March 1878 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada . Marie was the child of Bruno TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Benoni GAUTHIER

Parents of Benoni GAUTHIER

Father

Pierre GONTHIER

Mother

Marguerite-Elisabeth SIMARD

Grandparents of Benoni GAUTHIER

Paternal grandparents

Jean GONTHIER Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste-Noel SIMARD Elisabeth BRADETTE dite LAFORGE (PRADET)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Benoni GAUTHIER

Benoni GAUTHIER married

Marie TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 2 October 1804
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Marie TREMBLAY was the child of Bruno TREMBLAY and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Benoni GAUTHIER and Marie TREMBLAY

Antoine GAUTHIER

Born: 10 June 1808, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 3 July 1836, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Jude GAUTHIER

Born: 15 October 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 13 November 1890, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie GIRARD 24 November 1829 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Claire GAUTHIER

Born: 11 August 1815, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 1 March 1911, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis GAGNON 21 November 1838 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Louise GAUTHIER

Born: 25 October 1821, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Died: 12 October 1914, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

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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 — 1784
29 March 1784
Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1804 Marriage / Partner
Benoni GAUTHIER and Marie TREMBLAY 2 October 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 20 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER was born 10 June 1808, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Benoni was 24 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Jude GAUTHIER was born 15 October 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Benoni was 27 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Claire GAUTHIER was born 11 August 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Benoni was 31 years old.

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 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Louise GAUTHIER was born 25 October 1821, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Benoni was 37 years old.

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)

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

1829 Marriage of Child
Jude GAUTHIER married 24 November 1829, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Marie GIRARD

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 Death of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER died 3 July 1836, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Benoni was 52 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Claire GAUTHIER married 21 November 1838, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada to Louis GAGNON

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)