Laurent GOSSELIN

(b. 5 April 1739 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1803 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Laurent GOSSELIN was born 5 April 1739 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Laurent GOSSELIN was the child of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Marguerite COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ (maternal) Guillaume COUTURE and Nicole BOUFFARD

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

Laurent married Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE 16 February 1757 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE was born 26 October 1734 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise-Ursule died 17 March 1799 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marie-Louise-Ursule was the child of Jean-Baptiste COTE and Marie-Louise BOUFFARD.

Laurent GOSSELIN died 20 January 1803 in Saint-Henri, 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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Laurent GOSSELIN married

Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE-- Date: 16 February 1757 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COTE and Marie-Louise BOUFFARD

Children of Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE:

Laurent GOSSELIN (b.13 August 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada d. 3 November 1835, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Pelagie RACINE 18 November 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
5 April 1739
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE 16 February 1757, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 17 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN was born 13 August 1761, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 22 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.

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.