Francois GOSSELIN

(b. 30 June 1721 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 March 1794 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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Francois GOSSELIN was born 30 June 1721 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Francois GOSSELIN was the child of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Marguerite LEMELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ (maternal) Louis LEMELIN and Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

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Francois married Marie-Anne LISSE 24 January 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne LISSE was born 5 February 1725 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne died 27 January 1794 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques LISSE and Françoise CHORET.

Francois GOSSELIN died 17 March 1794 in Beaumont, 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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Francois GOSSELIN married

Marie-Anne LISSE-- Date: 24 January 1746 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LISSE was the child of Jacques LISSE and Françoise CHORET

Children of Francois GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne LISSE:

Francois GOSSELIN (b.2 December 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1817, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine NOLIN 28 January 1771 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joachim GOSSELIN (b.9 September 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Therese AUDET 16 January 1781 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Gabriel GOSSELIN (b.7 July 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1847, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Marie PRUNEAU 16 August 1786 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1721 Birth
30 June 1721
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Francois GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne LISSE 24 January 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Francois GOSSELIN was born 2 December 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Francois was 25 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Joachim GOSSELIN was born 9 September 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois was 36 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Gabriel GOSSELIN was born 7 July 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Francois was 44 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois GOSSELIN married 28 January 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Madeleine NOLIN

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.