Vilbon (Vildebon)
GOSSELIN
Born
7 September 1820
,
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died
27 January 1901
,
Amqui, Matapédia, Québec, Canada
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Born: 7 September 1820 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
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Vilbon (Vildebon) married Marcelline ROSS 4 February 1856 in Sainte-Flavie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marcelline ROSS was born 9 October 1835 in Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada.
Vilbon (Vildebon) GOSSELIN died 27 January 1901 in Amqui, Matapédia, Québec, Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Vilbon (Vildebon) GOSSELIN
Vilbon (Vildebon) GOSSELIN married 
Marcelline ROSS
Marriage date: 4 February 1856
Marriage place: Sainte-Flavie, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marcelline ROSSMarriage date: 4 February 1856
Marriage place: Sainte-Flavie, Canada East
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Vilbon (Vildebon) GOSSELIN and Marcelline ROSS
Joseph GOSSELINBorn: 7 April 1861, Matane, Canada East
Died: 24 March 1940, St Ulric, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Died: 24 March 1940, St Ulric, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Married: Celine FORTIN 27 November 1883
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Birth — 18207 September 1820
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Marriage / PartnerVilbon (Vildebon) GOSSELIN and Marcelline ROSS 4 February 1856, Sainte-Flavie, Québec, Canada
He was 35 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1861 Birth of ChildJoseph GOSSELIN was born 7 April 1861, Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane)
Vilbon (Vildebon) was 40 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Death — 190127 January 1901
Amqui, Matapédia, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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