Francois GOSSELIN

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2 December 1746 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

4 June 1817 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Francois GOSSELIN Marie-Anne LISSE

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Born: 2 December 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Francois GOSSELIN

Mother: Marie-Anne LISSE

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel GOSSELIN , Marguerite LEMELIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LISSE , Françoise CHORET

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Francois married Madeleine NOLIN 28 January 1771 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine NOLIN was born 19 October 1747 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 17 July 1823 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Guillaume NOLIN and Madeleine LECLERC.

Francois GOSSELIN died 4 June 1817 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Francois GOSSELIN married

Madeleine NOLIN
Marriage date: 28 January 1771
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine NOLIN was the child of Guillaume NOLIN and Madeleine LECLERC

Children of Francois GOSSELIN and Madeleine NOLIN

Francoise GOSSELIN

Born: 29 January 1781, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Mathurin LABRECQUE 3 February 1801 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1746
2 December 1746
Beaumont, 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
Francois GOSSELIN and Madeleine NOLIN 28 January 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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.