Gabriel GOSSELIN

Born

14 May 1699 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

5 February 1770 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel GOSSELIN Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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Born: 14 May 1699 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Michel GOSSELIN

Mother: Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel GOSSELIN , Françoise LELIEVRE

Maternal grandparents: François MIVILLE dit LESUISSE , Marie LANGLOIS

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Gabriel married Geneviève CRÉPEAU 25 November 1726 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève CRÉPEAU was born 10 October 1705 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 23 January 1788 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Maurice CRÉPEAU and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE.

Gabriel GOSSELIN died 5 February 1770 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada.

m. Crepeau Genevieve

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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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Geneviève CRÉPEAU
Marriage date: 25 November 1726
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève CRÉPEAU was the child of Maurice CRÉPEAU and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

Children of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Geneviève CRÉPEAU

Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN

Born: 21 November 1733, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Judith ASSELIN 29 May 1767 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN

Born: 19 September 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 23 December 1797, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU 7 November 1763 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marthe GOSSELIN

Born: 27 July 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 14 March 1790, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Michel-Louis OUIMET 7 January 1772 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Louis GOSSELIN

Born: 2 September 1744, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 7 August 1823, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Anastasie BOURGEOIS 29 April 1771 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Clement GOSSELIN

Born: 12 June 1747, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 9 March 1816, Mount Pleasant, New York, USA

Married: Marie-Louise DIONNE 22 January 1770 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

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Birth — 1699
14 May 1699
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Gabriel GOSSELIN and Geneviève CRÉPEAU 25 November 1726, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN was born 21 November 1733, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 34 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN was born 19 September 1740, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 41 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marthe GOSSELIN was born 27 July 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 43 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Louis GOSSELIN was born 2 September 1744, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 45 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Clement GOSSELIN was born 12 June 1747, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Gabriel was 48 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN married 7 November 1763, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU

1767 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GOSSELIN married 29 May 1767, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Marie-Judith ASSELIN