Madeleine LECLERC

Born

14 January 1710 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

4 April 1781 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine LECLERC

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Born: 14 January 1710 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Madeleine LECLERC

Father

Adrien LECLERC

Mother

Geneviève PARADIS

Grandparents of Madeleine LECLERC

Paternal grandparents

Jean LECLERC Marie BLANQUET dite LA FOUGERE

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume PARADIS Geneviève MILLOIR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Joseph GOSSELIN 17 November 1732 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph GOSSELIN was born 19 March 1698 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Joseph was the child of Michel GOSSELIN and Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES.

Madeleine LECLERC died 4 April 1781 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine LECLERC

Madeleine LECLERC married

Joseph GOSSELIN
Marriage date: 17 November 1732
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Joseph GOSSELIN was the child of Michel GOSSELIN and Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Children of Joseph GOSSELIN and Madeleine LECLERC

Louis GOSSELIN

Born: 15 February 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 13 October 1801, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine BEAUDOIN 7 November 1763 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1710
14 January 1710
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1732 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LECLERC and Joseph GOSSELIN 17 November 1732, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis GOSSELIN was born 15 February 1741, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Madeleine was 31 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Louis GOSSELIN married 7 November 1763, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada to Madeleine BEAUDOIN

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.