Etienne GAUVIN

Born

29 March 1786 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 August 1873 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Etienne GAUVIN

Parents

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Grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children

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Born: 29 March 1786 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Etienne GAUVIN

Father

Augustin GAUVIN

Mother

Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS

Grandparents of Etienne GAUVIN

Paternal grandparents

Étienne GAUVIN Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS Brigitte LÉVESQUE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Etienne married Catherine MARTIN 9 August 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Catherine MARTIN was born 1 July 1753 in Québec Province, Canada. Catherine died 12 January 1811 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Louis MARTIN and Marie-Josephe BERUBE.

Etienne married (2) Angélique DORION 2 December 1815 in Québec, Lower Canada . Angélique DORION was born 19 May 1775 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique was the child of François-Etienne DORION and Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL.

Etienne married (3) Luce PINGUET 25 June 1845 in Québec, Canada East . Luce PINGUET was born 4 May 1780 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Luce was the child of Charles PINGUET and Francoise CHAUVEAU.

Etienne GAUVIN died 23 August 1873 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada.

m. Dorion Angelique
m. Martin Catherine
m. Pinguet Luce

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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Marchand

A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Etienne GAUVIN

Etienne GAUVIN married

Catherine MARTIN
Marriage date: 9 August 1808
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Catherine MARTIN was the child of Louis MARTIN and Marie-Josephe BERUBE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Etienne GAUVIN and Catherine MARTIN

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Etienne GAUVIN married

Angélique DORION
Marriage date: 2 December 1815
Marriage place: Québec, Lower Canada
Angélique DORION was the child of François-Etienne DORION and Marie-Nathalie TRUDEL

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Etienne GAUVIN and Angélique DORION

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Etienne GAUVIN married

Luce PINGUET
Marriage date: 25 June 1845
Marriage place: Québec, Canada East
Luce PINGUET was the child of Charles PINGUET and Francoise CHAUVEAU

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Etienne GAUVIN and Luce PINGUET

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Etienne's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Birth — 1786
29 March 1786
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1808 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAUVIN and Catherine MARTIN 9 August 1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 years old.

1811 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MARTIN died 12 January 1811, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1815 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAUVIN and Angélique DORION 2 December 1815, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 29 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Etienne GAUVIN and Luce PINGUET 25 June 1845, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 59 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.