Marie-Angélique DROLET

(b. 5 June 1730 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 29 March 1811 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Angélique DROLET was born 5 June 1730 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

Marie-Angélique DROLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste DROLET and Josephte-Catherine VERRET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre DROLET and Catherine ROUTIER (ROUTHIER) (maternal) Joseph VERRET dit LAVERDURE and Louise RENAUD

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

Marie-Angélique married Romain GAUVIN 13 April 1750 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Romain GAUVIN was born 14 October 1720 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Romain died 9 June 1787 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Romain was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Marie-Jeanne FISET.

Marie-Angélique DROLET died 29 March 1811 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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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Marie-Angélique DROLET married

Romain GAUVIN-- Date: 13 April 1750 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France
Romain GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Marie-Jeanne FISET

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Children of Romain GAUVIN and Marie-Angélique DROLET:

Jean-Baptiste-Romain GAUVIN (b.22 April 1751, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie TREMBLAY 21 June 1773 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph GAUVIN (b.7 October 1752, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte GAUVIN (b.1 November 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Angélique-Marguerite GAUVIN (b.28 November 1756, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephte GAUVIN (b.26 February 1758, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 14 November 1821, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-François ESSIAMBRE 6 February 1798 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Françoise GAUVIN (b.3 December 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite-Felicite GAUVIN (b.8 June 1761, L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada d. , )

Michel-Ignace GAUVIN (b.31 July 1763, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1827, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine LEREAU (L'HERAULT) 28 February 1791 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
m. Madeleine DARVEAU 22 January 1806 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville)

Pierre GAUVIN (b.18 June 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louise ELLIOT (HELOT) 12 January 1790 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Agathe GAUDET (b.14 December 1766, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Charles GAUVIN (b.5 February 1768, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Thérèse TRUDEL 6 February 1797 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN (b.10 December 1769, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 December 1845, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East )
m. Jean-Charles DARVEAU 18 January 1796 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

François GAUVIN (b.12 August 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 July 1832, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Ursule TRUDEL 9 February 1801 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1730 Birth
5 June 1730
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique DROLET and Romain GAUVIN 13 April 1750, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

She was 19 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Romain GAUVIN was born 22 April 1751, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 20 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUVIN was born 7 October 1752, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 22 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVIN was born 1 November 1754, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 24 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Angélique-Marguerite GAUVIN was born 28 November 1756, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 26 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVIN was born 26 February 1758, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise GAUVIN was born 3 December 1759, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 29 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite-Felicite GAUVIN was born 8 June 1761, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 31 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Michel-Ignace GAUVIN was born 31 July 1763, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 33 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUVIN was born 18 June 1765, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 35 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe GAUDET was born 14 December 1766, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 36 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Charles GAUVIN was born 5 February 1768, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 37 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN was born 10 December 1769, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 39 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
François GAUVIN was born 12 August 1771, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Marie-Angélique was 41 years old.

1773 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Romain GAUVIN married 21 June 1773, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Marie TREMBLAY

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Spouse/Partner
Romain GAUVIN died 9 June 1787, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

1790 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAUVIN married 12 January 1790, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise ELLIOT (HELOT)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Michel-Ignace GAUVIN married 28 February 1791, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Madeleine LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine GAUVIN married 18 January 1796, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Jean-Charles DARVEAU

1797 Marriage of Child
Charles GAUVIN married 6 February 1797, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Thérèse TRUDEL

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte GAUVIN married 6 February 1798, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Jean-François ESSIAMBRE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
François GAUVIN married 9 February 1801, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Ursule TRUDEL

1806 Marriage of Child
Michel-Ignace GAUVIN married 22 January 1806, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville) to Madeleine DARVEAU

1811 Death
29 March 1811
L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 80.

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