Louis GONTHIER

(b. 5 October 1718 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 11 November 1798 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Louis GONTHIER was born 5 October 1718 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Louis GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER and Geneviève ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernard GONTHIER and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER) (maternal) Louis ROY and Marie LEDRAN

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

Louis married Marie-Madeleine COUTURE 15 February 1745 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Madeleine COUTURE was born 16 October 1723 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Madeleine died 15 March 1769 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marie-Madeleine CASSE (LACASSE).

Louis GONTHIER died 11 November 1798 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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 GONTHIER

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Louis GONTHIER married

Marie-Madeleine COUTURE-- Date: 15 February 1745 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine COUTURE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COUTURE and Marie-Madeleine CASSE (LACASSE)

Children of Louis GONTHIER and Marie-Madeleine COUTURE:

Marie GONTHIER (b.13 March 1746, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1803, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Athanase-Philippe FRADET 28 January 1771 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Catherine GONTHIER (b.13 April 1748, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 25 March 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

Apolline GONTHIER (b.15 October 1749, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. , )

Cecile GONTHIER (b.14 November 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1824, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Francois GONTHIER (b.8 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 2 January 1809, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

Theothiste GONTHIER (b.26 October 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 6 September 1805, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre BOUCHER 22 November 1785 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER (b.5 May 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 July 1841, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East )

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1718 Birth
5 October 1718
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1745 Marriage / Partner
Louis GONTHIER and Marie-Madeleine COUTURE 15 February 1745, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

He was 26 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie GONTHIER was born 13 March 1746, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 27 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Catherine GONTHIER was born 13 April 1748, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Apolline GONTHIER was born 15 October 1749, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Louis was 31 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Cecile GONTHIER was born 14 November 1758, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 40 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Francois GONTHIER was born 8 October 1760, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 42 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Theothiste GONTHIER was born 26 October 1762, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 44 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER was born 5 May 1764, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Louis was 45 years old.

1769 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine COUTURE died 15 March 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie GONTHIER married 28 January 1771, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Athanase-Philippe FRADET

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.