Augustin GAUTHIER

(b. 7 April 1729 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 24 July 1796 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Augustin GAUTHIER was born 7 April 1729 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Augustin GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine LEMAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques GAUTHIER and Elisabeth-Ursule DENEVERS (maternal) Michel LEMAY and Catherine JOBIN

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

Augustin married Charlotte HAMEL 21 January 1754 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte HAMEL was born 8 July 1730 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Charlotte died 13 December 1792 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Charlotte was the child of Louis HAMEL and Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE.

Augustin GAUTHIER died 24 July 1796 in Lotbinière, Lower Canada .

m. Hamel Charlotte

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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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Augustin GAUTHIER married

Charlotte HAMEL-- Date: 21 January 1754 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France
Charlotte HAMEL was the child of Louis HAMEL and Marie-Françoise HOUDE dite BELLEFEUILLE

Children of Augustin GAUTHIER and Charlotte HAMEL:

Charlotte GAUTHIER (b.31 May 1756, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1805, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )
m. Francois BENOIT dit ABEL 11 November 1776 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Joseph GAUTHIER (b.19 July 1763, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1821, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Amable BIRON 29 January 1788 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

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1729 Birth
7 April 1729
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GAUTHIER and Charlotte HAMEL 21 January 1754, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Charlotte GAUTHIER was born 31 May 1756, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 27 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 19 July 1763, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

Augustin was 34 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.