Simon GAUTHIER

(b. 1 June 1733 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 7 December 1809 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Simon GAUTHIER was born 1 June 1733 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Simon GAUTHIER was the child of Pierre GAUTHIER dit POITEVIN and Marguerite ARCAND and the grandchild of: (maternal) Simon ARCAND dit BOURDELAIS and Marie-Anne INARD

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

Simon married Elisabeth NAULT 4 February 1754 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth NAULT was born 22 October 1738 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Elisabeth died 12 December 1798 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Elisabeth was the child of Claude NAU (NAULT) and Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL.

Simon GAUTHIER died 7 December 1809 in Deschambault, 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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Simon GAUTHIER married

Elisabeth NAULT-- Date: 4 February 1754 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
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Elisabeth NAULT was the child of Claude NAU (NAULT) and Elisabeth-Ursule BENOIT dite ABEL

Children of Simon GAUTHIER and Elisabeth NAULT:

Joseph GAUTHIER (b.25 April 1762, Deschambault, Canada d. 7 June 1847, Deschambault, Canada East )
m. Josephte ARCAND 23 November 1789 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

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1733 Birth
1 June 1733
Deschambault, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Simon GAUTHIER and Elisabeth NAULT 4 February 1754, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUTHIER was born 25 April 1762, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Simon was 28 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.

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.