Louis GAUTHIER

(b. abt. 1732 , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 June 1790 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis GAUTHIER was born abt. 1732 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis 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

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Louis married Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC 15 January 1759 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC was born 10 February 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Clemence was the child of Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE.

Louis married (2) Françoise TESSIER 20 May 1765 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Françoise TESSIER was born 27 March 1743 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Françoise died 16 December 1806 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Françoise was the child of Joachim TESSIER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN.

Louis GAUTHIER died 1 June 1790 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Gladu Clemence
m. Tessier Francoise

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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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Louis GAUTHIER married

Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC-- Date: 15 January 1759 Place: Louiseville, Canada, New France
Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC was the child of Pierre GLADU dit COGNAC and Marie-Madeleine GREGOIRE

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Louis GAUTHIER married

Françoise TESSIER-- Date: 20 May 1765 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise TESSIER was the child of Joachim TESSIER and Marie-Anne MAGNAN

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAUTHIER and Clemence GLADU dite COGNAC 15 January 1759, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAUTHIER and Françoise TESSIER 20 May 1765, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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.