Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN

(b. 15 March 1717 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 12 March 1777 , Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN was born 15 March 1717 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ (maternal) Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELIN

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Marie-Josephe married Pierre FONTAINE 8 June 1739 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre FONTAINE was born 10 March 1704 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre died 17 March 1743 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Pierre was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE.

Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN died 12 March 1777 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN married

Pierre FONTAINE-- Date: 8 June 1739 Place: Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Pierre FONTAINE was the child of Étienne FONTAINE and Marie CONILLE

Children of Pierre FONTAINE and Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN:

François FONTAINE (b.25 July 1742, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 25 June 1821, Saint-Luc, Lower Canada)
m. Louise PLANTE 4 July 1763 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)
m. Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE 23 September 1771 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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1717 Birth
15 March 1717
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe GOSSELIN and Pierre FONTAINE 8 June 1739, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

She was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
François FONTAINE was born 25 July 1742, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Marie-Josephe was 25 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre FONTAINE died 17 March 1743, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
François FONTAINE married 4 July 1763, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Louise PLANTE

1771 Marriage of Child
François FONTAINE married 23 September 1771, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean) to Marie-Anne AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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.