flag male ancestor  Laurent  GOSSELIN

  (b. 9 February 1787 Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 17 April 1858 Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East )  

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Laurent GOSSELIN was born 9 February 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Laurent GOSSELIN was the child of Laurent GOSSELIN   and   Marie-Pelagie RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Laurent GOSSELIN and Marie-Louise-Ursule COTE (maternal)  Charles RACINE and Pelagie GAGNON

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Laurent  married  Josephte FOURNIER 19 October 1812 in Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte FOURNIER  was born abt. 1788 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Josephte died 8 November 1856 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon).  Josephte was the child of Alexandre FOURNIER and Charlotte TURGEON.

Laurent GOSSELIN died 17 April 1858 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Laurent GOSSELIN married flag female ancestor Josephte FOURNIER-- Date: 19 October 1812 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Josephte FOURNIER was the child of Alexandre FOURNIER and Charlotte TURGEON




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birth1787 Birth
9 February 1787
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1812 Marriage / Partner
Laurent GOSSELIN and Josephte FOURNIER 19 October 1812, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 25 years old.
1813 Birth of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN was born 13 August 1813, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Laurent was 26 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1832 Marriage of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN married 31 July 1832, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon) to Marie SIMONEAU
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1847 Death of Child
Laurent GOSSELIN died 15 September 1847, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)

Laurent was 60 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte FOURNIER died 8 November 1856, Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon)
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1858 Death
17 April 1858
Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Canada East

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 6/29/2024 11:38:44 AM - Updated: 6/29/2024 11:42:24 AM

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