Étienne GAUVIN

(b. 19 June 1710 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 25 May 1785 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
Age: 80

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Étienne GAUVIN was born 19 June 1710 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Étienne GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Marie-Jeanne FISET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste FISET and Marie-Renee BEZEAU

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

Étienne married Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE 21 February 1735 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE was born 6 November 1716 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Geneviève-Angélique died 24 May 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Geneviève-Angélique was the child of Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique MENEUX.

Étienne married (2) Angélique THIBAULT 29 August 1768 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Angélique THIBAULT was born 2 November 1718 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Angélique died 15 February 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angélique was the child of Pierre THIBAULT and Agnes GRAVEL.

Étienne GAUVIN died 25 May 1785 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, 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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Étienne GAUVIN married

Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE-- Date: 21 February 1735 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
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Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE was the child of Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique MENEUX

Children of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE:

Angélique GAUVIN (b.7 December 1735 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France )
m. Louis HUDON dit BEAULIEU 13 November 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Josephte GAUVIN (b.3 April 1737 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS 24 January 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

François GAUVIN (b.18 December 1738, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN (b.11 October 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1823, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre THÉRIAULT 20 January 1766 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Ignace BELANGER 21 September 1802 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
m. Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER 8 November 1808 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Françoise GAUVIN (b.30 January 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 5 August 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne GAUVIN (b.30 October 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1819, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Étienne ALBERT 30 June 1783 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin GAUVIN (b.3 November 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1821, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS 25 November 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-François GAUVIN (b.21 May 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France )

Étienne GAUVIN married

Angélique THIBAULT-- Date: 29 August 1768 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique THIBAULT was the child of Pierre THIBAULT and Agnes GRAVEL

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1710 Birth
19 June 1710
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Étienne GAUVIN - 1710 Baptism Notre-Dame de lannonciation, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec

1710 Baptism
Notre-Dame de l'annonciation, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1735 Marriage / Partner
Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE 21 February 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

Étienne GAUVIN - 1735 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle, QC, Canada

1735 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1735 Birth of Child
Angélique GAUVIN was born 7 December 1735 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUVIN was born 3 April 1737 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
François GAUVIN was born 18 December 1738, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was born 11 October 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Françoise GAUVIN was born 30 January 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne GAUVIN was born 30 October 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Augustin GAUVIN was born 3 November 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 35 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Joseph-François GAUVIN was born 21 May 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 39 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Angélique GAUVIN married 13 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Louis HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1756 Death of Child
Angélique GAUVIN died 8 May 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Étienne was 45 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 Marriage of Child
Josephte GAUVIN married 24 January 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Antoine BLONDEAU dit VERBOIS

1766 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN married 20 January 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre THÉRIAULT

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE died 24 May 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1767 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAUVIN married 25 November 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS

1768 Marriage / Partner
Étienne GAUVIN and Angélique THIBAULT 29 August 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 58 years old.

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.