Germain GAUDREAU

Born

5 January 1747 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1812 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

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Joseph GAUDREAU Louise VAILLANCOURT

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Born: 5 January 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GAUDREAU

Mother: Louise VAILLANCOURT

Paternal grandparents: Charles GAUDREAU , Madeleine THIBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Robert VAILLANCOURT , Marie-Simone LAMY

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Germain married Josephte BLANCHET 24 October 1768 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte BLANCHET was born 8 May 1749 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 26 October 1804 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Josephe FOURNIER.

Germain GAUDREAU died 13 March 1812 in Saint-Henri, 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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Germain GAUDREAU married

Josephte BLANCHET
Marriage date: 24 October 1768
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

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Josephte BLANCHET was the child of Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Josephe FOURNIER

Children of Germain GAUDREAU and Josephte BLANCHET

Michel GAUDREAU

Born: 10 March 1789, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 December 1830, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte PARENT 28 May 1804 Place: Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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Birth — 1747
5 January 1747
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Germain GAUDREAU and Josephte BLANCHET 24 October 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

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.