Louis GOSSELIN

Born

15 February 1741 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1801 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Born: 15 February 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Parents of Louis GOSSELIN

Father

Joseph GOSSELIN

Mother

Madeleine LECLERC

Grandparents of Louis GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents

Michel GOSSELIN Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Maternal grandparents

Adrien LECLERC Geneviève PARADIS

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

Louis married Madeleine BEAUDOIN 7 November 1763 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BEAUDOIN was born 30 November 1745 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France. Madeleine died 24 March 1831 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Joseph BEAUDOIN and Madeleine TOUPIN.

Louis GOSSELIN died 13 October 1801 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis GOSSELIN

Louis GOSSELIN married

Madeleine BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 7 November 1763
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine BEAUDOIN was the child of Joseph BEAUDOIN and Madeleine TOUPIN

Children of Louis GOSSELIN and Madeleine BEAUDOIN

Marie-Helena GOSSELIN

Born: 8 July 1782, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Germain ROBERGE 25 January 1808 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1741
15 February 1741
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis GOSSELIN and Madeleine BEAUDOIN 7 November 1763, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.