Marie-Anne GAUTHIER

(b. 12 March 1731 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1794 , Grondines, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne GAUTHIER was born 12 March 1731 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Élie GAUTHIER (GAULTIER) and Suzanne HALAY (HALLÉ) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste HALAY (HALLÉ) and Marie-Anne-Jeanne DRAPEAU

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

Marie-Anne married Nicolas RIVARD 23 July 1753 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nicolas RIVARD was born 6 January 1726 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Nicolas died 31 March 1792 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Josephte RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT).

Marie-Anne GAUTHIER died 20 May 1794 in Grondines, 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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Marie-Anne GAUTHIER married

Nicolas RIVARD-- Date: 23 July 1753 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Nicolas RIVARD was the child of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Josephte RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

Children of Nicolas RIVARD and Marie-Anne GAUTHIER:

Marie-Flavie RIVARD (b.23 September 1758, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 10 February 1827, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE 2 March 1778 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

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1731 Birth
12 March 1731
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAUTHIER and Nicolas RIVARD 23 July 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 22 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Flavie RIVARD was born 23 September 1758, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Marie-Anne was 27 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.

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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Flavie RIVARD married 2 March 1778, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines) to Joseph CHAVIGNY dit LACHEVROTIÈRE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada