HELP! flag male ancestor  Louis  GASSE

  (b. 3 March 1749 Rimouski, Canada, New France   d. 5 February 1822 Rimouski, Lower Canada )  

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Louis GASSE was born 3 March 1749 in Rimouski, Canada, New France

Louis GASSE was the child of Joseph GASSE   and   Isabelle LAURENT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Thomas GASSE and Geneviève SUREAU (maternal)  Pierre LAURENT dit ST-LAURENT and 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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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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

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birth1749 Birth
3 March 1749
Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1774 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.
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1801 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)
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
death1822 Death
5 February 1822
Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He died at the age of 72.
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