Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER

(b. 24 October 1769 , Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1842 , Les Éboulements, Canada East )

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Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER was born 24 October 1769 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER was the child of Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Marie-Cecile SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GONTHIER and Marie-Josephte GAGNON (maternal) Joseph SIMARD and Cecile TREMBLAY

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

Abraham-Constantin married Felicite TREMBLAY 21 July 1795 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Felicite TREMBLAY was born 22 April 1775 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Felicite died 20 April 1796 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Felicite was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE.

Abraham-Constantin married (2) Marie-Constance BOUCHARD 10 February 1801 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Constance BOUCHARD was born 22 February 1778 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Constance died 29 August 1808 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Constance was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON.

Abraham-Constantin married (3) Geneviève BOUCHER 1 August 1809 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Geneviève BOUCHER was born 17 February 1783 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Geneviève died 2 July 1861 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Reine PELLERIN.

Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER died 26 April 1842 in Les Éboulements, Canada East .
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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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Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER married

Felicite TREMBLAY-- Date: 21 July 1795 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Felicite TREMBLAY was the child of Pierre-Honore TREMBLAY and Cecile BERNARD dite FONTAINE

Children of Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Felicite TREMBLAY:

Philippe GAUTHIER (b.16 April 1796, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )

Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER married

Marie-Constance BOUCHARD-- Date: 10 February 1801 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada
Marie-Constance BOUCHARD was the child of Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Geneviève GRENON

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Children of Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Marie-Constance BOUCHARD:

Hippolyte GONTHIER (b.1 March 1804, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1875, Saint-Fidèle, Canada)
m. Angele SAVARD 9 January 1827 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis GONTHIER (b.abt. 1809, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Felicite TREMBLAY 11 January 1831 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER married

Geneviève BOUCHER-- Date: 1 August 1809 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Geneviève BOUCHER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER and Marie-Reine PELLERIN

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Children of Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Geneviève BOUCHER:

Geneviève GAUTHIER (b.16 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 16 September 1869, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph GIRARD 14 February 1831 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Jean GAUTHIER (b.31 March 1813, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Clothilde GAUTHIER 2 March 1835 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Seraphine GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) (b.abt. 1818, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 27 July 1857 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) (b.6 April 1823, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1849, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 16 February 1841 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Romuald GAUTHIER (b.7 October 1824, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Adelina DESBIENS 16 May 1852 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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1769 Birth
24 October 1769
Les Éboulements, 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)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Felicite TREMBLAY 21 July 1795, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 25 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Philippe GAUTHIER was born 16 April 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin was 26 years old.

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Felicite TREMBLAY died 20 April 1796, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Marie-Constance BOUCHARD 10 February 1801, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

He was 31 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Hippolyte GONTHIER was born 1 March 1804, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin was 34 years old.

1808 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Constance BOUCHARD died 29 August 1808, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Abraham-Constantin GONTHIER and Geneviève BOUCHER 1 August 1809, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 39 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Geneviève GAUTHIER was born 16 June 1811, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin was 41 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Jean GAUTHIER was born 31 March 1813, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin was 43 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Birth of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) was born 6 April 1823, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin was 53 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Romuald GAUTHIER was born 7 October 1824, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Abraham-Constantin was 54 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Hippolyte GONTHIER married 9 January 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Angele SAVARD

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Louis GONTHIER married 11 January 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Felicite TREMBLAY

1831 Marriage of Child
Geneviève GAUTHIER married 14 February 1831, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph GIRARD

1835 Marriage of Child
Jean GAUTHIER married 2 March 1835, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Clothilde GAUTHIER

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1841 Marriage of Child
Adelaide GAUTHIER (GONTHIER) married 16 February 1841, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph TREMBLAY

1842 Death
26 April 1842
Les Éboulements, Canada East

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 12/12/2023 11:32:01 AM - Updated: 1/30/2025 1:59:23 PM