Basile GOSSELIN

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21 March 1725 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

4 February 1810 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Guillaume GOSSELIN Geneviève GRAVEL

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Born: 21 March 1725 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume GOSSELIN

Mother: Geneviève GRAVEL

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GOSSELIN , Marie-Anne RATTÉ

Maternal grandparents: Joseph GRAVEL , Marie BELANGER

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Basile married Marie-Josephte FORTIER 12 February 1748 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte FORTIER was born 29 May 1728 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Marie-Josephte died 18 February 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE.

Basile married (2) Marie-Josephte NADEAU 17 May 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte NADEAU was born 25 December 1739 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Josephte died 16 March 1811 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Josephte was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY.

Basile GOSSELIN died 4 February 1810 in Québec, 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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Basile GOSSELIN married

Marie-Josephte FORTIER
Marriage date: 12 February 1748
Marriage place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte FORTIER was the child of Joseph FORTIER and Suzanne PLANTE

Children of Basile GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte FORTIER

Ignace GOSSELIN

Born: 27 March 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: abt. 1795,

Married: Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 26 January 1778 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Michel GOSSELIN

Born: 12 July 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 May 1815, Deschambault, Lower Canada

Married: Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN) 9 January 1792 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Basile GOSSELIN married

Marie-Josephte NADEAU
Marriage date: 17 May 1774
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte NADEAU was the child of Denis NADEAU and Elisabeth-Marie ROY

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Birth — 1725
21 March 1725
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Basile GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte FORTIER 12 February 1748, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

He was 22 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN was born 27 March 1752, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Basile was 27 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Michel GOSSELIN was born 12 July 1766, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Basile was 41 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte FORTIER died 18 February 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1774 Marriage / Partner
Basile GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte NADEAU 17 May 1774 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 49 years old.

1774 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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 Marriage of Child
Ignace GOSSELIN married 26 January 1778, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie BOUCHARD dite DORVAL

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Michel GOSSELIN married 9 January 1792, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Francoise TOUSSAINT (TOUZIN)

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

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

Death — 1810
4 February 1810
Québec, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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