HELP! flag male ancestor  François  GOUIN

  (b. 14 July 1815 Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 24 July 1875 Sorel, Québec, Canada )  

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François GOUIN was born 14 July 1815 in Sorel, Lower Canada

François GOUIN was the child of François GOUIN   and   Marguerite PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Antoine GOUIN and Marguerite HUS COURNOYER (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Josèphe LAVALLÉE

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François  married  Pelagie THIBEAU 28 May 1839 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 11 children. Pelagie THIBEAU  was born 11 March 1820 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Pelagie died December 1877 Pelagie was the child of Charles THIBEAULT and Marie-Elizabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE.

François GOUIN died 24 July 1875 in Sorel, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of François GOUIN

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François GOUIN married flag female ancestor Pelagie THIBEAU-- Date: 28 May 1839 Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Pelagie THIBEAU was the child of Charles THIBEAULT and Marie-Elizabeth-Isabelle TAILLON dite LATAILLE




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Children of François GOUIN and Pelagie THIBEAU:

flag girl ancestor Marie GOUIN (b.16 October 1839, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 17 October 1854, Sorel, Lower Canada )

flag male ancestor Paul GOUIN (b.9 May 1841, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 16 February 1862, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

flag male ancestor François GOUIN (b.20 June 1843, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 22 March 1886, Spencer, Massachusetts, USA)

flag female ancestor Edwige GOUIN (b.12 November 1845, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 26 October 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

flag male ancestor Pierre GOUIN (b.13 October 1847, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Theotiste GOUIN (b.24 September 1849, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 17 November 1915, Putnam, Connecticut, USA)

flag female ancestor Helene GOUIN (b.12 February 1852, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Olivier GOUIN (b.18 January 1854, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 13 July 1941, , Massachusetts, USA)

flag baby boy ancestor Joseph GOUIN (b.29 February 1860, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA   d. 26 March 1860, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA)

flag baby girl ancestor Esther GOUIN (b.10 April 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA   d. 20 May 1862, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA)

flag baby boy ancestor Felix GOUIN (b.24 April 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA   d. 5 April 1864, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )



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birth1815 Birth
14 July 1815
Sorel, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1839 Marriage / Partner
François GOUIN and Pelagie THIBEAU 28 May 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 23 years old.
1839 Birth of Child
Marie GOUIN was born 16 October 1839, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 24 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Birth of Child
Paul GOUIN was born 9 May 1841, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 25 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
François GOUIN was born 20 June 1843, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 27 years old.
1845 Birth of Child
Edwige GOUIN was born 12 November 1845, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 30 years old.
1847 Birth of Child
Pierre GOUIN was born 13 October 1847, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 32 years old.
1849 Birth of Child
Theotiste GOUIN was born 24 September 1849, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 34 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Birth of Child
Helene GOUIN was born 12 February 1852, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François was 36 years old.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Birth of Child
Olivier GOUIN was born 18 January 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 38 years old.
1854 Death of Child
Marie GOUIN died 17 October 1854, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 39 years old.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1860 Birth of Child
Joseph GOUIN was born 29 February 1860, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 44 years old.
1861 Birth of Child
Esther GOUIN was born 10 April 1861, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 45 years old.
1862 Death of Child
Paul GOUIN died 16 February 1862, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 46 years old.
1862 Death of Child
Esther GOUIN died 20 May 1862, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

François was 46 years old.
1863 Birth of Child
Felix GOUIN was born 24 April 1863, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 47 years old.
1864 Death of Child
Felix GOUIN died 5 April 1864, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 48 years old.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1873 Death of Child
Edwige GOUIN died 26 October 1873, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

François was 58 years old.
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1875 Death
24 July 1875
Sorel, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 60.
Added: 7/26/2015 1:41:34 PM - Updated: 12/4/2021 2:06:54 PM

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