flag male ancestor  Francois  GOSSELIN

  (b. 10 September 1799 Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada   d. 16 September 1851 Saint-Vallier, Canada East )  

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Francois GOSSELIN was born 10 September 1799 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Francois GOSSELIN was the child of Jacques GOSSELIN   and   Josephe ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Marthe-Marguerite GUILLEMETTE (maternal)  Alexandre ROY and Marie-Françoise BOULAY

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Francois  married  Emerencienne COUILLARD 7 May 1822 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emerencienne COUILLARD  was born 28 August 1794 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont).  Emerencienne died 15 January 1828 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada.  Emerencienne was the child of Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT and Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE.

Francois GOSSELIN died 16 September 1851 in Saint-Vallier, 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.

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Francois GOSSELIN married flag female ancestor Emerencienne COUILLARD-- Date: 7 May 1822 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Emerencienne COUILLARD was the child of Charles COUILLARD dit DEBEAUMONT and Francoise DESSAINT dite ST-PIERRE




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birth1799 Birth
10 September 1799
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
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
marriage1822 Marriage / Partner
Francois GOSSELIN and Emerencienne COUILLARD 7 May 1822, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.
1828 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emerencienne COUILLARD died 15 January 1828, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
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)
marriage1844 Marriage of Child
Theodore GOSSELIN married 26 November 1844, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Eusebe FOURNIER
death1851 Death
16 September 1851
Saint-Vallier, Canada East

He died at the age of 52.
Added: 6/9/2025 1:11:08 PM - Updated: 6/9/2025 1:14:53 PM

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