Louis GOSSELIN

(b. 15 February 1741 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1801 , Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )

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Louis GOSSELIN was born 15 February 1741 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Louis GOSSELIN was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Madeleine LECLERC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel GOSSELIN and Marie-Michelle MIVILLE dite DESCHENES (maternal) Adrien LECLERC and Geneviève PARADIS

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

Louis married Madeleine BEAUDOIN 7 November 1763 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BEAUDOIN was born 30 November 1745 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine died 24 March 1831 in Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Chrysostôme-de-Lauzon). Madeleine was the child of Joseph BEAUDOIN and Madeleine TOUPIN.

Louis GOSSELIN died 13 October 1801 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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Louis GOSSELIN married

Madeleine BEAUDOIN-- Date: 7 November 1763 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine BEAUDOIN was the child of Joseph BEAUDOIN and Madeleine TOUPIN

Children of Louis GOSSELIN and Madeleine BEAUDOIN:

Marie-Helena GOSSELIN (b.8 July 1782, Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Germain ROBERGE 25 January 1808 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1741 Birth
15 February 1741
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Louis GOSSELIN and Madeleine BEAUDOIN 7 November 1763, Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.