Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

(b. 21 March 1719 , Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 17 December 1785 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) was born 21 March 1719 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) was the child of Denis GONTHIER and Angelique NADEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bernard GONTHIER and Marguerite PAQUET (PASQUIER) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste NADEAU and Anne CASSE (LACASSE)

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

Marie-Madeleine married Joseph ROY 11 September 1741 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ROY was born 25 November 1719 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Joseph died 8 December 1749 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Guillaume ROY and Genevieve COUTURE.

Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) died 17 December 1785 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

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Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) married

Joseph ROY-- Date: 11 September 1741 Place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Joseph ROY was the child of Guillaume ROY and Genevieve COUTURE

Children of Joseph ROY and Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER):

Joseph ROY (b.12 April 1744, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 27 February 1818, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie DANIEL 9 September 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1719 Birth
21 March 1719
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine GONTHIER (GAUTHIER) and Joseph ROY 11 September 1741, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 22 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph ROY was born 12 April 1744, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph ROY died 8 December 1749, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph ROY married 9 September 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Marie DANIEL

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.