Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER

Born

30 September 1789 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 April 1851 , Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East

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Louis GONTHIER Geneviève BOUCHARD

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Born: 30 September 1789 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis GONTHIER

Mother: Geneviève BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean GONTHIER , Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-François BOUCHARD , Marie-Dorothée SAVARD

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Jean-Baptiste married Agnes TREMBLAY 14 November 1815 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Agnes TREMBLAY was born 4 March 1798 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Agnes was the child of Nicolas-Salomon TREMBLAY and Genevieve BOUCHARD.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Elisabeth LECLERC 23 November 1819 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth LECLERC was born 13 December 1796 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Elisabeth died 4 February 1858 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee). Elisabeth was the child of Basile LECLERC and Josephte ST-PIERRE.

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER died 17 April 1851 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East .
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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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Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married

Agnes TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 14 November 1815
Marriage place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Agnes TREMBLAY was the child of Nicolas-Salomon TREMBLAY and Genevieve BOUCHARD

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Agnes TREMBLAY

Pierre GAUTHIER

Born: 22 September 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 September 1878, Métabetchouan, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER married

Elisabeth LECLERC
Marriage date: 23 November 1819
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Elisabeth LECLERC was the child of Basile LECLERC and Josephte ST-PIERRE

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Children of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Elisabeth LECLERC

Thomas GAUTHIER

Born: 6 September 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 15 June 1846, Château-Richer, Canada East

Married: Marie-Flavie GIRARD 12 January 1841 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Isidore GAUTHIER

Born: 26 March 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sara GIRARD 1 February 1842 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louise-Delima GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

Born: 20 January 1830, Jonquière, Lower Canada
Died: 27 January 1911, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean MALTAIS 24 August 1850 Place: Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

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Birth — 1789
30 September 1789
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Agnes TREMBLAY 14 November 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 26 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER was born 22 September 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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.

1819 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Elisabeth LECLERC 23 November 1819, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 30 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Thomas GAUTHIER was born 6 September 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Isidore GAUTHIER was born 26 March 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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)

1830 Birth of Child
Louise-Delima GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 20 January 1830, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

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

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

1841 Marriage of Child
Thomas GAUTHIER married 12 January 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Flavie GIRARD

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Isidore GAUTHIER married 1 February 1842, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Sara GIRARD

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)

1846 Death of Child
Thomas GAUTHIER died 15 June 1846, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

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

1850 Marriage of Child
Louise-Delima GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 24 August 1850, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee) to Jean MALTAIS

Death — 1851
17 April 1851
Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Canada East
He died at the age of 61.

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