Marguerite GOSSELIN

(b. 14 December 1741 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 5 September 1841 , Château-Richer, Canada East )

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Marguerite GOSSELIN was born 14 December 1741 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marguerite GOSSELIN was the child of Guillaume GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephe BIDET dite DESROUSSELS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ (maternal) Jacques BIDET dit DESROUSSELS and Françoise ALLAIRE

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

Marguerite married Alexandre CLOUTIER 8 February 1768 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alexandre CLOUTIER was born 12 May 1742 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Alexandre died 9 April 1817 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Alexandre was the child of Louis CLOUTIER and Julienne-Genevieve CHAPELAIN.

Marguerite GOSSELIN died 5 September 1841 in Château-Richer, Canada East .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marguerite GOSSELIN married

Alexandre CLOUTIER-- Date: 8 February 1768 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Alexandre CLOUTIER was the child of Louis CLOUTIER and Julienne-Genevieve CHAPELAIN

Children of Alexandre CLOUTIER and Marguerite GOSSELIN:

Monique CLOUTIER (b.3 August 1770, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Louis BELANGER 21 April 1801 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

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1741 Birth
14 December 1741
Château-Richer, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite GOSSELIN and Alexandre CLOUTIER 8 February 1768, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 26 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Monique CLOUTIER was born 3 August 1770, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marguerite was 28 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Monique CLOUTIER married 21 April 1801, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer) to Louis BELANGER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)