Laurent
GOSSELIN
(b.
13 August 1761
,
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
d.
3 November 1835
,
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
)
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Laurent GOSSELIN was born 13 August 1761 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Laurent GOSSELIN was the child of Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel GOSSELIN and Marguerite COUTURE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste COTE and Marie-Louise BOUFFARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Laurent married Marie-Pelagie RACINE 18 November 1783 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Pelagie RACINE was born 10 February 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Pelagie died 26 May 1806 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Pelagie was the child of Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON.
Laurent GOSSELIN died 3 November 1835 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Laurent appear below.
Occupation
Laurent GOSSELIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Laurent GOSSELIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Laurent GOSSELIN
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Marie-Pelagie RACINE-- Date: 18 November 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Pelagie RACINE was the child of Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON
Children of Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Pelagie RACINE:
Laurent GOSSELIN (b.9 February 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1858, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Josephte FOURNIER 19 October 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Marie-Pelagie RACINE-- Date: 18 November 1783 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Pelagie RACINE was the child of Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON
Children of Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Pelagie RACINE:
Laurent GOSSELIN (b.9 February 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 April 1858, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )m. Josephte FOURNIER 19 October 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
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1761 Birth 13 August 1761
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada
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.
1783 Marriage / PartnerLaurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Pelagie RACINE 18 November 1783, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
He was 22 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Birth of ChildLaurent GOSSELIN was born 9 February 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Laurent was 25 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1806 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Pelagie RACINE died 26 May 1806, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
1812 Marriage of ChildLaurent GOSSELIN married 19 October 1812, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Josephte FOURNIER
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1835 Death 3 November 1835
Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 74.
Added: 6/29/2024 11:34:25 AM
- Updated: 6/29/2024 11:38:45 AM
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