Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN

(b. 19 September 1740 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 23 December 1797 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )

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Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN was born 19 September 1740 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN was the child of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Geneviève CRÉPEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GOSSELIN and Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES (maternal) Maurice CRÉPEAU and Marie AUDET dite LAPOINTE

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

Joseph-Marie married Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU 7 November 1763 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU was born 19 March 1738 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Marie-Marthe DEBLOIS.

Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN died 23 December 1797 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, 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-Marie GOSSELIN married

Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU-- Date: 7 November 1763 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU was the child of Louis LETOURNEAU and Marie-Marthe DEBLOIS

Children of Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU:

Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN (b.12 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie PAGEAU 18 November 1788 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François GOSSELIN (b.1 January 1772, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 September 1822, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite TREMBLAY 20 October 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Josephe GOSSELIN (b.25 August 1776, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean MOORE 15 October 1798 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1740 Birth
19 September 1740
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU 7 November 1763, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN was born 12 November 1764, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 24 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
François GOSSELIN was born 1 January 1772, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie was 31 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.