Gabriel GOSSELIN

Born

22 April 1730 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1795 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Joseph GOSSELIN Françoise GODBOUT

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Born: 22 April 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GOSSELIN

Mother: Françoise GODBOUT

Paternal grandparents: Ignace GOSSELIN , Marie-Anne RATTÉ

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas GODBOUT , Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

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Gabriel married Angélique COURSOL 23 January 1758 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique COURSOL was born 20 January 1732 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Angélique died 7 April 1813 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Angélique was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL.

Gabriel GOSSELIN died 20 August 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Angélique COURSOL
Marriage date: 23 January 1758
Marriage place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Angélique COURSOL was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL

Children of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Angélique COURSOL

Marie-Judith GOSSELIN

Born: 31 January 1760, Verchères, Canada
Died: 5 May 1851, Saint-Dominique, Canada East

Married: Joseph LOISELLE dit SINOT 8 January 1782 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Antoine GOSSELIN

Born: 5 May 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 July 1839, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine VAUDRY 7 June 1791 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François GOSSELIN

Born: 28 February 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte CHAGNON 24 November 1794 Place: Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

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Birth — 1730
22 April 1730
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GOSSELIN and Angélique COURSOL 23 January 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 27 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith GOSSELIN was born 31 January 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Gabriel was 29 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN was born 5 May 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Gabriel was 38 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
François GOSSELIN was born 28 February 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Gabriel was 42 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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith GOSSELIN married 8 January 1782 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph LOISELLE dit SINOT

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN married 7 June 1791, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Catherine VAUDRY

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

1794 Marriage of Child
François GOSSELIN married 24 November 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte CHAGNON