Germain GAUDREAU

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18 May 1726 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

20 February 1813 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Charles GAUDREAU Madeleine THIBAULT

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Born: 18 May 1726 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Charles GAUDREAU

Mother: Madeleine THIBAULT

Paternal grandparents: Jean GAUDREAU , Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY

Maternal grandparents: François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) , Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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Germain married Marie Anne THIBAULT 13 November 1752 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Anne THIBAULT was born 1733 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne died 18 September 1815 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie Anne was the child of Athanase THIBAULT and Anne QUESSY (CAISSIE).

Germain GAUDREAU died 20 February 1813 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie Anne THIBAULT
Marriage date: 13 November 1752
Marriage place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie Anne THIBAULT was the child of Athanase THIBAULT and Anne QUESSY (CAISSIE)

Children of Germain GAUDREAU and Marie Anne THIBAULT

Marie-Madeleine GAUDREAU

Born: 16 February 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1856, Henryville, Canada East

Married: Luc-Clement FORTIN 4 April 1796 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

François GAUDREAU

Born: 7 October 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Françoise FORTIN 11 February 1806 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1726
18 May 1726
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Germain GAUDREAU and Marie Anne THIBAULT 13 November 1752 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 26 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAUDREAU was born 16 February 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Germain was 41 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 7 October 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Germain was 44 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.