Josephte FOURNIER

Born

abt. 1788 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 November 1856 , Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

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Alexandre FOURNIER Charlotte TURGEON

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Born: abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Alexandre FOURNIER

Mother: Charlotte TURGEON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques FOURNIER , Marie-Francoise BLANCHON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph TURGEON , Margurite BOUTILLET (BOUTHILLET)

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Josephte married Laurent GOSSELIN 19 October 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laurent GOSSELIN was born 9 February 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Laurent died 17 April 1858 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon). Laurent was the child of Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Pelagie RACINE.

Josephte FOURNIER died 8 November 1856 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.

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Josephte FOURNIER married

Laurent GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 19 October 1812
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Laurent GOSSELIN was the child of Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Pelagie RACINE

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

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

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)