Laurent GOSSELIN

Born

13 August 1813 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Died

15 September 1847 , Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

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Laurent GOSSELIN Josephte FOURNIER

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Born: 13 August 1813 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

Father: Laurent GOSSELIN

Mother: Josephte FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Laurent GOSSELIN , Marie-Pelagie RACINE

Maternal grandparents: Alexandre FOURNIER , Charlotte TURGEON

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Laurent married Marie SIMONEAU 31 July 1832 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie SIMONEAU was born abt. 1812 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 26 February 1904 in Ste-Cécile, Vallefield, Quebec, Canada. Marie was the child of Jean-Francois-Regis SIMONEAU and Ursule COUTURE.

Laurent GOSSELIN died 15 September 1847 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East .
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Laurent GOSSELIN married

Marie SIMONEAU
Marriage date: 31 July 1832
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada
Marie SIMONEAU was the child of Jean-Francois-Regis SIMONEAU and Ursule COUTURE

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Geneviève GOSSELIN

Born: 12 September 1841, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East
Died: ,

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 2 August 1858 Place: Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1813
13 August 1813
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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 / Partner
Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie SIMONEAU 31 July 1832, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

He was 18 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN was born 12 September 1841, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

Laurent was 28 years old.

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)