Catherine GOSSELIN

(b. 22 July 1773 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 January 1797 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Catherine GOSSELIN was born 22 July 1773 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine GOSSELIN was the child of Clement GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GOSSELIN and Geneviève CRÉPEAU (maternal) Germain DIONNE and Marie-Louise BERNIER

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

Catherine married Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE) 6 March 1787 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE) was born abt. 1751 in France. Joseph died 6 July 1825 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur).

Catherine GOSSELIN died 24 January 1797 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Catherine GOSSELIN married

Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE)-- Date: 6 March 1787 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE) and Catherine GOSSELIN:

Catherine LASAGE dite DUFOUR (LAFARGE) (b.13 July 1789, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Genevieve LASAGE dite DUFOUR (LAFARGE) (b.13 January 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 2 May 1868, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

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1773 Birth
22 July 1773
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Catherine GOSSELIN and Joseph LASAGE dit DUFOUR (LAFARGE) 6 March 1787, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 13 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Catherine LASAGE dite DUFOUR (LAFARGE) was born 13 July 1789, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Catherine was 15 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Genevieve LASAGE dite DUFOUR (LAFARGE) was born 13 January 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Catherine was 20 years old.