Antoine GOSSELIN

(b. 23 April 1737 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1823 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Antoine GOSSELIN was born 23 April 1737 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Antoine GOSSELIN was the child of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Marguerite COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ (maternal) Guillaume COUTURE and Nicole BOUFFARD

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

Antoine married Madeleine BAILLARGEON 20 September 1762 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine BAILLARGEON was born 3 December 1740 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 19 February 1839 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Jean BAILLARGEON and Catherine ISABEL.

Antoine GOSSELIN died 15 April 1823 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Antoine GOSSELIN married

Madeleine BAILLARGEON-- Date: 20 September 1762 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada
Madeleine BAILLARGEON was the child of Jean BAILLARGEON and Catherine ISABEL

Children of Antoine GOSSELIN and Madeleine BAILLARGEON:

Madeleine GOSSELIN (b.15 September 1763, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1845, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East)
m. Laurent AUDET dit LAPOINTE 20 January 1789 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine GOSSELIN (b.17 April 1775, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 January 1861, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada East)
m. Marie-Catherine CHABOT 3 August 1801 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1737 Birth
23 April 1737
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Antoine GOSSELIN and Madeleine BAILLARGEON 20 September 1762, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 25 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
Madeleine GOSSELIN was born 15 September 1763, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 26 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN was born 17 April 1775, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 38 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.