Joseph GOSSELIN

(b. 13 April 1732 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1811 , Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GOSSELIN was born 13 April 1732 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

Joseph GOSSELIN was the child of François GOSSELIN and Angelique NOEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) François GOSSELIN and Marie-Charlotte COTE (maternal) Philippe NOEL and Marie RONDEAU

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

Joseph married Thérèse LACROIX 21 November 1757 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse LACROIX was born 26 August 1736 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Thérèse died 20 May 1811 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Pierre LACROIX and Jeanne BARRETTE.

Joseph GOSSELIN died 3 July 1811 in Saint-Vallier, 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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Joseph GOSSELIN married

Thérèse LACROIX-- Date: 21 November 1757 Place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Thérèse LACROIX was the child of Pierre LACROIX and Jeanne BARRETTE

Children of Joseph GOSSELIN and Thérèse LACROIX:

Joseph GOSSELIN (b.27 May 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 August 1855, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne RICHARD 17 November 1789 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
13 April 1732
Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOSSELIN and Thérèse LACROIX 21 November 1757, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph GOSSELIN was born 27 May 1766, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph was 34 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.