François GOSSELIN

Born

1 January 1772 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 September 1822 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of François GOSSELIN

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Born: 1 January 1772 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François GOSSELIN

Father

Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN

Mother

Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU

Grandparents of François GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents

Gabriel GOSSELIN Geneviève CRÉPEAU

Maternal grandparents

Louis LETOURNEAU Marie-Marthe DEBLOIS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Felicite TREMBLAY 20 October 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Felicite TREMBLAY was born abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada. Felicite died 17 June 1832 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . Felicite was the child of Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY and Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN.

François GOSSELIN died 11 September 1822 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François GOSSELIN

François GOSSELIN married

Felicite TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 20 October 1807
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Felicite TREMBLAY was the child of Magloire-Samson-David TREMBLAY and Felicite POITEVIN dite POTVIN

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

Children of François GOSSELIN and Felicite TREMBLAY

Zenobie GOSSELIN

Born: 3 February 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 10 March 1839, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Lucine GOSSELIN

Born: 5 January 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: 2 June 1852, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Maxelande (Marcelline) GOSSELIN

Born: 6 April 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Zozime (Josime) GOSSELIN

Born: 6 April 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ferdinand TREMBLAY 21 September 1840 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower 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 — 1772
1 January 1772
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

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

1807 Marriage / Partner
François GOSSELIN and Felicite TREMBLAY 20 October 1807, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 35 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Zenobie GOSSELIN was born 3 February 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 39 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Lucine GOSSELIN was born 5 January 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 42 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Maxelande (Marcelline) GOSSELIN was born 6 April 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 46 years old.

1818 Birth of Child
Zozime (Josime) GOSSELIN was born 6 April 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

François was 46 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England