Louis GAUVIN

(b. abt. 1725 , Québec Province, Canada d. 9 January 1792 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada )

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Louis GAUVIN was born abt. 1725 in Québec Province, Canada

Louis GAUVIN was the child of Jacques GAUVIN and Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT

Louis had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Louis married Marie-Francoise PELLETIER 26 February 1753 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Francoise PELLETIER was born 17 March 1719 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Francoise died 3 May 1785 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Francoise was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Marguerite LUMINEAU (MINEAU).

Louis married (2) Marie-Charlotte ASSELIN 9 January 1786 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte ASSELIN was born 1 July 1764 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Gabriel ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Anne PELLETIER.

Louis GAUVIN died 9 January 1792 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Louis GAUVIN

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Louis GAUVIN married

Marie-Francoise PELLETIER-- Date: 26 February 1753 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marie-Francoise PELLETIER was the child of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Marguerite LUMINEAU (MINEAU)

Children of Louis GAUVIN and Marie-Francoise PELLETIER:

Marie-Francoise GAUVIN (b.8 October 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1828, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)

Louis-Charles-Amable GAUVIN (b.14 March 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 26 September 1822, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite HUDON dite BEAULIEU 8 February 1779 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Louis GAUVIN married

Marie-Charlotte ASSELIN-- Date: 9 January 1786 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte ASSELIN was the child of Gabriel ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marie-Anne PELLETIER

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Louis GAUVIN and Marie-Francoise PELLETIER 26 February 1753 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise GAUVIN was born 8 October 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1757 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles-Amable GAUVIN was born 14 March 1757, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Louis-Charles-Amable GAUVIN married 8 February 1779 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marguerite HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)