Marie GAUTHIER

(b. 20 October 1824 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 15 July 1907 , Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
GAUTHIER Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Marie GAUTHIER was born 20 October 1824 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

Marie GAUTHIER was the child of Antoine GONTHIER and Catherine TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Marc GONTHIER and Genevieve COULOMBE (maternal) Jacques TREMBLAY and Angelique PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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

Marie married Georges POTVIN 5 September 1843 in Les Éboulements, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Georges POTVIN was born 16 October 1812 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Georges died 29 July 1898 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Georges was the child of Francois POTVIN and Marie-Anne THIBAULT.

Marie GAUTHIER died 15 July 1907 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie appear below.

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.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in Mid-19th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Marie GAUTHIER

[Hide/Show]

Marie GAUTHIER married

Georges POTVIN-- Date: 5 September 1843 Place: Les Éboulements, Canada East
Georges POTVIN was the child of Francois POTVIN and Marie-Anne THIBAULT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Georges POTVIN and Marie GAUTHIER:

Marie POTVIN (b.abt. 1854, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 December 1890, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis TREMBLAY 10 January 1871 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Mathilda POTVIN (b.abt. 1862, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 October 1898, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis TREMBLAY 23 December 1892 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Marie GAUTHIER
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Marie GAUTHIER: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1824 Birth
20 October 1824
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Marie GAUTHIER and Georges POTVIN 5 September 1843, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 18 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1871 Marriage of Child
Marie POTVIN married 10 January 1871, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis TREMBLAY

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Death of Child
Marie POTVIN died 4 December 1890, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie was 66 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 Marriage of Child
Mathilda POTVIN married 23 December 1892, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis TREMBLAY

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Georges POTVIN died 29 July 1898, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

1898 Death of Child
Mathilda POTVIN died 16 October 1898, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marie was 74 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907 Death
15 July 1907
Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 82.

Added: 10/24/2024 11:22:31 PM - Updated: 10/24/2024 11:24:34 PM