Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN

Born

11 May 1755 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1831 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Pierre GOSSELIN Marie-Anne FORTIER

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Born: 11 May 1755 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre GOSSELIN

Mother: Marie-Anne FORTIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph GOSSELIN , Françoise GODBOUT

Maternal grandparents: Antoine FORTIER , Madeleine NOEL

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Pierre-Noel married Marguerite LEFEBVRE 17 February 1783 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite LEFEBVRE was born 25 October 1763 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite died 26 March 1800 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marguerite was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Brigitte LABBE.

Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN died 19 April 1831 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN married

Marguerite LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 17 February 1783
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marguerite LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Brigitte LABBE

Children of Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Laurent GOSSELIN

Born: 20 September 1786, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 August 1865, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East

Married: Charlotte THIVIERGE 12 August 1811 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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Birth — 1755
11 May 1755
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Noel GOSSELIN and Marguerite LEFEBVRE 17 February 1783, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 27 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN was born 20 September 1786, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Pierre-Noel was 31 years old.

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)