Francois GAUTHIER

(b. 17 April 1735 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France d. 23 November 1812 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Francois GAUTHIER was born 17 April 1735 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Francois 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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Francois married Marie-Josephte DEMERS 1 February 1759 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte DEMERS was born 6 September 1735 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte died 6 February 1784 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte DURAND.

Francois married (2) Josephte DUPUIS 24 May 1784 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte DUPUIS was born abt. 1759 Josephte died 29 May 1826 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Amand DUPUIS and Marie Blanche LANDRY.

Francois GAUTHIER died 23 November 1812 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.

m. Demers Marie-Josephte

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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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Francois GAUTHIER married

Marie-Josephte DEMERS-- Date: 1 February 1759 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte DEMERS was the child of Charles DEMERS and Marie-Charlotte DURAND

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Francois GAUTHIER married

Josephte DUPUIS-- Date: 24 May 1784 Place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte DUPUIS was the child of Amand DUPUIS and Marie Blanche LANDRY

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1735 Birth
17 April 1735
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

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

1759 Marriage / Partner
Francois GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte DEMERS 1 February 1759, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 23 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.

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
Francois GAUTHIER and Josephte DUPUIS 24 May 1784, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 49 years old.