Francois GAUDET

(b. 11 January 1743 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 2 May 1810 , Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Francois GAUDET was born 11 January 1743 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Francois GAUDET was the child of Charles GAUDET and Marie CORMIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU (maternal) Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR

Francois was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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

Francois married Marie-Francoise POISSON 1 February 1773 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Francoise POISSON was born abt. 1757 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Francoise died 12 April 1794 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Francoise was the child of Pierre-Antoine POISSON and Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY.

Francois GAUDET died 2 May 1810 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, 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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Francois GAUDET married

Marie-Francoise POISSON-- Date: 1 February 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Francoise POISSON was the child of Pierre-Antoine POISSON and Marie-Charlotte DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dite TOURIGNY

Children of Francois GAUDET and Marie-Francoise POISSON:

Marie GAUDET (b.20 October 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 April 1862, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE 1 April 1799 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Louise GAUDET (b.28 May 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Francois BELIVEAU 25 November 1811 in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Saint-Gregoire-le-Grand)

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1743 Birth
11 January 1743
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Francois GAUDET and Marie-Francoise POISSON 1 February 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 30 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie GAUDET was born 20 October 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 35 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUDET was born 28 May 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 49 years old.

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

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Francoise POISSON died 12 April 1794, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie GAUDET married 1 April 1799, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Charles DUBOIS dit LAFRANCE

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

1810 Death
2 May 1810
Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 67.

Added: 11/20/2017 2:49:30 PM - Updated: 3/20/2020 1:39:16 PM