François GOSSELIN

(b. 27 March 1705 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1795 , Beaumont, Lower Canada )

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François GOSSELIN was born 27 March 1705 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François GOSSELIN was the child of François GOSSELIN and Françoise LABRECQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GOSSELIN and Françoise LELIEVRE (maternal) Jean LABRECQUE and Jeanne BAILLARGEON

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François married Geneviève ROUSSEAU 1 February 1734 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève ROUSSEAU was born 22 April 1710 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD.

François GOSSELIN died 17 January 1795 in Beaumont, 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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François GOSSELIN married

Geneviève ROUSSEAU-- Date: 1 February 1734 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Geneviève ROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

Children of François GOSSELIN and Geneviève ROUSSEAU:

Geneviève GOSSELIN (b.6 December 1734, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1800, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Michel TURGEON 19 January 1750 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charlotte GOSSELIN (b.28 September 1749, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1839, Beaumont, Lower Canada )
m. Louis-Etienne VIENS 26 February 1770 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1705 Birth
27 March 1705
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
François GOSSELIN and Geneviève ROUSSEAU 1 February 1734, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN was born 6 December 1734, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

François was 29 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charlotte GOSSELIN was born 28 September 1749, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

François was 44 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GOSSELIN married 19 January 1750, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont) to Michel TURGEON

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

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Charlotte GOSSELIN married 26 February 1770, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Louis-Etienne VIENS

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.