Jean GATEAU

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7 October 1627 , France

Died

3 February 1687 , Montréal, Canada, New France

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Born: 7 October 1627 in France

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1667.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Jean married Marie-Charlotte DE COPPEQUESNE 10 January 1667 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte DE COPPEQUESNE was born abt. 1641 in Feuquières-en-Vimeu, Picardie, France. Marie-Charlotte died 8 November 1706 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).

Jean GATEAU died 3 February 1687 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

son of Mathurin Gateau and Renee Lefebvre

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Recorded occupation: macon

The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

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Jean GATEAU married

Marie-Charlotte DE COPPEQUESNE
Marriage date: 10 January 1667
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France

Children of Jean GATEAU and Marie-Charlotte DE COPPEQUESNE

Jeanne GATEAU

Born: 24 January 1674, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 2 May 1715, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Louis HURTUBISE 3 May 1688 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Married: Louis LANGEVIN dit LACROIX 12 November 1703 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean GATEAU

Born: 3 September 1676, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1703, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Suzanne-Perronnelle COURAULT dite LACOSTE 7 January 1697 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Birth — 1627
7 October 1627
France

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage / Partner
Jean GATEAU and Marie-Charlotte DE COPPEQUESNE 10 January 1667, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 39 years old.

1674 Birth of Child
Jeanne GATEAU was born 24 January 1674, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 46 years old.

1676 Birth of Child
Jean GATEAU was born 3 September 1676, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean was 48 years old.