Augustin
GAUVIN
Born
14 October 1768
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
15 July 1855
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
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Born: 14 October 1768 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Augustin GAUVIN
Mother:
Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS
Paternal grandparents:
Étienne GAUVIN
, Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS
, Brigitte LÉVESQUE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Augustin married Therese BERUBE 17 October 1796 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Therese BERUBE was born 6 April 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Therese died 24 March 1863 in La Pocatière, Canada East . Therese was the child of François BERUBE and Therese HUDON dite BEAULIEU.
Augustin GAUVIN died 15 July 1855 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East .
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Spouse & Children of Augustin GAUVIN
Augustin GAUVIN married 
Therese BERUBE
Marriage date: 17 October 1796
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Therese BERUBE was the child of François BERUBE and Therese HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Therese BERUBEMarriage date: 17 October 1796
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Therese BERUBE was the child of François BERUBE and Therese HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Children of Augustin GAUVIN and Therese BERUBE
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 176814 October 1768
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
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
1796 Marriage / PartnerAugustin GAUVIN and Therese BERUBE 17 October 1796 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
He was 28 years old.
1797 Birth of ChildAugustin GAUVIN was born 4 October 1797, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Augustin was 28 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildJoseph GAUVIN was born 16 May 1801, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Augustin was 32 years old.
1804 Birth of ChildHenri GAUVIN was born 14 February 1804, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Augustin was 35 years old.
1805 Birth of ChildAngelique GAUVIN was born 24 February 1805, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Augustin was 36 years old.
1811 Birth of ChildEtienne GAUVIN was born 2 February 1811, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Augustin was 42 years old.
1816 Birth of ChildBruno GAUVIN was born 4 August 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Augustin was 47 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Death of ChildJoseph GAUVIN died 5 October 1845, Frenchville, Maine, USA (Chateaugay) (Ste-Emilie) (Ste-Luce)
Augustin was 77 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.Death — 185515 July 1855
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East
He died at the age of 86.
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