Antoine GAUTHIER

(b. 20 November 1758 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1827 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Antoine GAUTHIER was born 20 November 1758 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Antoine GAUTHIER was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte PERRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN and Marguerite ARCAND (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PERRON and Geneviève BENOIT

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

Antoine married Angelique GROLEAU 23 November 1784 in Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique GROLEAU was born 21 March 1754 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Angelique died 6 February 1826 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Angelique was the child of Pierre-Joseph GROLEAU and Marie-Elisabeth MARCOTTE.

Antoine GAUTHIER died 20 October 1827 in Deschambault, Lower Canada .

m. Groleau Angelique

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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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Antoine GAUTHIER married

Angelique GROLEAU-- Date: 23 November 1784 Place: Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada
Angelique GROLEAU was the child of Pierre-Joseph GROLEAU and Marie-Elisabeth MARCOTTE

Children of Antoine GAUTHIER and Angelique GROLEAU:

Antoine GAUTHIER (b.2 September 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 November 1818, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Louise NAULT 19 July 1810 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1758 Birth
20 November 1758
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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.

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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GAUTHIER and Angelique GROLEAU 23 November 1784, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 26 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER was born 2 September 1785, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine was 26 years old.

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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER married 19 July 1810, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie Louise NAULT

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.