Antoine GODIN

(b. 13 July 1713 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 2 February 1787 , Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Antoine GODIN was born 13 July 1713 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Antoine GODIN was the child of Antoine GODIN and Catherine JACOB and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles GODIN (GAUDIN) and Marie BOUCHER (maternal) Étienne JACOB and Jeanne FRESSEL

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

Antoine married Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT 25 July 1740 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was born 7 December 1718 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Therese died 19 January 1777 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE).

Antoine GODIN died 2 February 1787 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Antoine GODIN was a Maitre de poste Les Ecureuils.

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 Antoine GODIN

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Antoine GODIN married

Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT-- Date: 25 July 1740 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT was the child of Jean-Baptiste TOUPIN dit DUSAULT and Madeleine TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

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Children of Antoine GODIN and Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT:

Jean-Baptiste GODIN (b.22 May 1743, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1809, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TOUPIN 6 June 1768 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Therese GODIN (b.29 October 1746, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1746, Donnacona, Canada, New France )

Marie-Joseph GODIN (b.31 May 1748, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. , )

Antoine GODIN (b.16 June 1750, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 8 October 1820, Donnacona, Lower Canada )

Alexis GODIN (b.27 May 1752, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 23 February 1777, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )

Joseph GODIN (b.14 April 1754, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1817, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

Genevieve GODIN (b.5 September 1756, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1759, Donnacona, Canada, New France )

Catherine GODIN (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 March 1761, Donnacona, Canada )

Prisque-Francoise GODIN (b.15 May 1758, Donnacona, Canada, New France d. 23 July 1758, Donnacona, Canada, New France )

Madeleine GODIN (b.6 September 1760, Donnacona, Canada d. 6 June 1829, Donnacona, Lower Canada )

Pierre GODIN (b.10 April 1763, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1713 Birth
13 July 1713
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GODIN and Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT 25 July 1740, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODIN was born 22 May 1743, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 29 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Therese GODIN was born 29 October 1746, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 33 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph GODIN was born 31 May 1748, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 34 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Antoine GODIN was born 16 June 1750, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 36 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Alexis GODIN was born 27 May 1752, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 38 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Joseph GODIN was born 14 April 1754, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 40 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Genevieve GODIN was born 5 September 1756, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 43 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Prisque-Francoise GODIN was born 15 May 1758, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 44 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Genevieve GODIN died 13 October 1759, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 46 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Madeleine GODIN was born 6 September 1760, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 47 years old.

1761 Death of Child
Catherine GODIN died 11 March 1761, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 47 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre GODIN was born 10 April 1763, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 49 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste GODIN married 6 June 1768, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Marie-Anne TOUPIN

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Therese TOUPIN dite DUSAULT died 19 January 1777, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

1777 Death of Child
Alexis GODIN died 23 February 1777, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Antoine was 63 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death
2 February 1787
Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 73.

Added: 8/8/2019 10:41:02 AM - Updated: 8/8/2019 10:42:26 AM