Laurent GOSSELIN

Born

9 February 1787 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 April 1858 , Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

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Laurent GOSSELIN Marie-Pelagie RACINE

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Born: 9 February 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Laurent GOSSELIN

Mother: Marie-Pelagie RACINE

Paternal grandparents: Laurent GOSSELIN , Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE

Maternal grandparents: Charles RACINE , Pelagie GAGNON

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Laurent married Josephte FOURNIER 19 October 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte FOURNIER was born abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Josephte died 8 November 1856 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon). Josephte was the child of Alexandre FOURNIER and Charlotte TURGEON.

Laurent GOSSELIN died 17 April 1858 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Laurent GOSSELIN married

Josephte FOURNIER
Marriage date: 19 October 1812
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Josephte FOURNIER was the child of Alexandre FOURNIER and Charlotte TURGEON

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Children of Laurent GOSSELIN and Josephte FOURNIER

Laurent GOSSELIN

Born: 13 August 1813, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 15 September 1847, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

Married: Marie SIMONEAU 31 July 1832 Place: Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1787
9 February 1787
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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)

1812 Marriage / Partner
Laurent GOSSELIN and Josephte FOURNIER 19 October 1812, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN was born 13 August 1813, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Laurent 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Marriage of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN married 31 July 1832, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon) to Marie SIMONEAU

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 - 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)

1847 Death of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN died 15 September 1847, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

Laurent was 60 years old.

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.

1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte FOURNIER died 8 November 1856, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

Death — 1858
17 April 1858
Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East
He died at the age of 71.

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