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flag male ancestor  Michel  GOSSELIN

Michel  married  Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) 9 January 1792 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)  was born 9 September 1770 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada .  Francoise died 19 November 1839 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .  Francoise was the child of Gabriel TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) and Françoise MATHIEU .

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Michel  married  Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) 9 January 1792 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)  was born 9 September 1770 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada .  Francoise died 19 November 1839 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .  Francoise was the child of Gabriel TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) and Françoise MATHIEU.
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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Michel GOSSELIN

Michel GOSSELIN married flag female ancestor Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)
Marriage date: 9 January 1792
Marriage place: Deschambault, Lower Canada
Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) was the child of Gabriel TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) and Françoise MATHIEU

Children of Michel GOSSELIN and Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)


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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
Lower Canada
1867–present
Québec, Canada

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BirthBirth — 1766
12 July 1766
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1792 Marriage / Partner
Michel GOSSELIN and Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) 9 January 1792, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 25 years old.
1812 Birth of Child
Elisabeth GOSSELIN was born 29 June 1812, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Michel was 45 years old.
DeathDeath — 1815
5 May 1815
Deschambault, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 48.
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