Louis GASSE

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3 March 1749 , Rimouski, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1822 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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Joseph GASSE Isabelle LAURENT

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Born: 3 March 1749 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GASSE

Mother: Isabelle LAURENT

Paternal grandparents: Thomas GASSE , Geneviève SUREAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT , Constance GARINET (GUÉRINET)

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Louis married Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) 5 July 1774 in Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) was born 28 January 1746 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Madeleine died 22 July 1804 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Madeleine was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE.

Louis GASSE died 5 February 1822 in Rimouski, 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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Louis GASSE married

Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS)
Marriage date: 5 July 1774
Marriage place: Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) was the child of Antoine RUEST (RUAIS) and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS dite DUTREMBLE

Children of Louis GASSE and Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS)

Barbe GASSE

Born: 1 March 1780, Rimouski, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Hyacinthe COTE 4 November 1801 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

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Birth — 1749
3 March 1749
Rimouski, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Louis GASSE and Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) 5 July 1774, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 25 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Barbe GASSE was born 1 March 1780, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Barbe GASSE married 4 November 1801, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Hyacinthe COTE

1804 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine RUEST (RUAIS) died 22 July 1804, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

Death — 1822
5 February 1822
Rimouski, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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