Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

(b. 3 July 1727 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1796 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 3 July 1727 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was the child of Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernard GONTHIER and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER) (maternal) Ignace GAGNÉ and Barbe DODIER

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

Joseph married Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY 22 November 1757 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY was born 11 September 1733 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Victoire died 6 November 1771 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Victoire was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BONNEAU.

Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) died 20 October 1796 in Les Éboulements, 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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Family and Children of Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER)

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Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married

Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY-- Date: 22 November 1757 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada, New France
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY was the child of Louis TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BONNEAU

Children of Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) and Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY:

Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER (b.21 November 1759, Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1839, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BOIVIN 10 November 1788 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
m. Marie LAVOIE 20 November 1792 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) (b.1 January 1761, Les Éboulements, Canada d. 21 March 1836, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Procule BOUCHARD 14 October 1782 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Marie-Victoire GAUTHIER (b.10 September 1762, Les Éboulements, Canada d. 23 August 1798, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Charles PILOTE 13 October 1788 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) (b.21 October 1765, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 November 1803, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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1727 Birth
3 July 1727
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) and Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY 22 November 1757, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 30 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER was born 21 November 1759, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 1 January 1761, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 33 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire GAUTHIER was born 10 September 1762, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 35 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 21 October 1765, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Joseph was 38 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY died 6 November 1771, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Louis GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 14 October 1782, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Procule BOUCHARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire GAUTHIER married 13 October 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Charles PILOTE

1788 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER married 10 November 1788, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie BOIVIN

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Rene GAUTHIER married 20 November 1792, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie LAVOIE

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

1796 Death
20 October 1796
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 69.

Added: 6/27/2022 7:52:15 AM - Updated: 12/4/2023 9:52:29 PM