Joseph
GOSSELIN
(b.
19 September 1790
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
5 November 1838
,
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph GOSSELIN was born 19 September 1790 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph GOSSELIN was the child of Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN and Marie PAGEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph-Marie GOSSELIN and Marie-Josephte LETOURNEAU (maternal) Pierre PAGEAU (PAGEOT) and Marguerite JOBINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Josephte MARTEL 8 August 1826 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte MARTEL was born 5 August 1790 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 30 November 1839 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Ignace MARTEL and Angelique CRÉPEAU.
Joseph GOSSELIN died 5 November 1838 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada.
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.
Occupation
Joseph GOSSELIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Joseph GOSSELIN was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph GOSSELIN
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Josephte MARTEL-- Date: 8 August 1826 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Joseph GOSSELIN and Josephte MARTEL
Josephte MARTEL was the child of Ignace MARTEL and Angelique CRÉPEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph GOSSELIN and Josephte MARTEL:
Joseph GOSSELIN (b.10 October 1830, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Clarisse GIRARD 23 February 1852 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
Josephte MARTEL-- Date: 8 August 1826 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower CanadaSee marriage record for Joseph GOSSELIN and Josephte MARTELJosephte MARTEL was the child of Ignace MARTEL and Angelique CRÉPEAU
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Joseph GOSSELIN and Josephte MARTEL:
Joseph GOSSELIN (b.10 October 1830, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada d. , )m. Clarisse GIRARD 23 February 1852 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)
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1790 Birth 19 September 1790
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
1826 Marriage / PartnerJoseph GOSSELIN and Josephte MARTEL 8 August 1826, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
He was 35 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Birth of ChildJoseph GOSSELIN was born 10 October 1830, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 40 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Death 5 November 1838
Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 48.
Added: 6/15/2025 8:26:52 AM
- Updated: 6/15/2025 8:31:11 AM
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