Joseph GOSSELIN

(b. 4 February 1734 , Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 16 March 1788 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph GOSSELIN was born 4 February 1734 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France

Joseph GOSSELIN was the child of Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Madeleine ISABEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GOSSELIN and Françoise LABRECQUE (maternal) Marc ISABEL and Marguerite LEMELIN

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

Joseph married Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE 9 November 1767 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE was born 17 October 1742 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Marthe-Marguerite died 14 November 1836 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais). Marie-Marthe-Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUILLEMET and Anne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER.

Joseph GOSSELIN died 16 March 1788 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, 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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Joseph GOSSELIN married

Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE-- Date: 9 November 1767 Place: Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste GUILLEMET and Anne LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Children of Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE:

Jacques GOSSELIN (b.1 May 1778, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1851, Montmagny, Canada East )
m. Josephe ROY 9 February 1795 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1734 Birth
4 February 1734
Saint-Vallier, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE 9 November 1767, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 33 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.