Laurent
GOSSELIN
Born
4 April 1782
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
8 December 1861
,
St-Frédéric, Canada
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Born: 4 April 1782 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph GOSSELIN
Mother:
Marie CAMPEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Antoine GOSSELIN
, Marie-Thérèse CRÉPEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Paul CAMPEAU
, Elisabeth FORTIER
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Madeleine CHATIGNY 8 May 1809 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine CHATIGNY was born 14 January 1787 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Madeleine died 11 December 1882 in St-Romain, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE and Catherine VIGER dite AUDET.
Laurent GOSSELIN died 8 December 1861 in St-Frédéric, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Laurent GOSSELIN
Laurent GOSSELIN married 
Madeleine CHATIGNY
Marriage date: 8 May 1809
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Madeleine CHATIGNY was the child of Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE and Catherine VIGER dite AUDET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Madeleine CHATIGNYMarriage date: 8 May 1809
Marriage place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Madeleine CHATIGNY was the child of Pierre CHATIGNY dit LEPINE and Catherine VIGER dite AUDET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Laurent GOSSELIN and Madeleine CHATIGNY
Marie GOSSELINBorn: 4 November 1813, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 2 March 1851, St-Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2 March 1851, St-Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Married: Francois POULIOT 8 October 1839
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Birth — 17824 April 1782
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1809 Marriage / PartnerLaurent GOSSELIN and Madeleine CHATIGNY 8 May 1809, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)
He was 27 years old.
1813 Birth of ChildMarie GOSSELIN was born 4 November 1813, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)
Laurent was 31 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1851 Death of ChildMarie GOSSELIN died 2 March 1851, St-Anselme, Dorchester, Quebec, Canada
Laurent was 68 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18618 December 1861
St-Frédéric, Canada
He died at the age of 79.
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