Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER

Born

18 July 1734 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1816 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER Marie-Catherine HAMEL

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Born: 18 July 1734 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie GAUTHIER

Mother: Marie-Catherine HAMEL

Paternal grandparents: Jacques GAUTHIER , Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS

Maternal grandparents: Jean HAMEL , Christine-Charlotte GAUDRY dite BOURBONNIÈRE

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Marie-Agathe married François-De-Sales BIRON 12 February 1753 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François-De-Sales BIRON was born 19 January 1729 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. François-De-Sales died 10 August 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). François-De-Sales was the child of François BIRON and Jeanne-Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE.

Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER died 22 February 1816 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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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Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER married

François-De-Sales BIRON
Marriage date: 12 February 1753
Marriage place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
François-De-Sales BIRON was the child of François BIRON and Jeanne-Marguerite ROGNON dite LAROCHE

Children of François-De-Sales BIRON and Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER

Joseph-Marie BIRON

Born: 7 September 1760, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada
Died: 28 September 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LEMAIRE 9 January 1787 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Barthelemy-Antoine BIRON

Born: 26 January 1778, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 June 1849, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Isabelle-Elisabeth BUSSIERE 6 August 1821 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1734
18 July 1734
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Agathe GAUTHIER and François-De-Sales BIRON 12 February 1753, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BIRON was born 7 September 1760, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Marie-Agathe was 26 years old.

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.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Barthelemy-Antoine BIRON was born 26 January 1778, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

Marie-Agathe was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BIRON married 9 January 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marguerite LEMAIRE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)