Pierre GAUTHIER

(b. 28 July 1727 , Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1809 , Deschambault, Lower Canada )

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Pierre GAUTHIER was born 28 July 1727 in Deschambault, Canada, New France

Pierre 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):

Pierre married Marie-Josephte PERRON 20 October 1749 in Deschambault, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Josephte PERRON was born 31 May 1730 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephte died 5 March 1805 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRON and Geneviève BENOIT.

Pierre GAUTHIER died 26 January 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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Pierre GAUTHIER married

Marie-Josephte PERRON-- Date: 20 October 1749 Place: Deschambault, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte PERRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste PERRON and Geneviève BENOIT

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Children of Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte PERRON:

Marguerite GAUTHIER (b.4 April 1751, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 12 July 1822, Deschambault, Lower Canada )

Francoise GAUTHIER (b.3 August 1752, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 2 March 1753, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Pierre GAUTHIER (b.20 November 1753, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1824, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise ARCAND 22 July 1783 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Marie-Joseph GAUTHIER (b.8 May 1755, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1756, Deschambault, Canada, New France )

Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER (b.31 March 1757, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1820, Deschambault, Lower Canada )

Antoine GAUTHIER (b.20 November 1758, Deschambault, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1827, Deschambault, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique GROLEAU 23 November 1784 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Simon GAUTHIER (b.12 October 1760, Deschambault, Canada d. 26 March 1830, Deschambault, Lower Canada )

Marie-Joseph GAUTHIER (b.22 August 1762, Deschambault, Canada d. 10 March 1763, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada )

Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER (b.17 March 1766, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Josephte GAUTHIER (b.20 May 1774, Deschambault, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 August 1865, Deschambault, Canada East )

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1727 Birth
28 July 1727
Deschambault, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Pierre GAUTHIER and Marie-Josephte PERRON 20 October 1749, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

He was 22 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAUTHIER was born 4 April 1751, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 23 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Francoise GAUTHIER was born 3 August 1752, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

1753 Death of Child
Francoise GAUTHIER died 2 March 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER was born 20 November 1753, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph GAUTHIER was born 8 May 1755, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1756 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph GAUTHIER died 13 May 1756, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 28 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine GAUTHIER was born 31 March 1757, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER was born 20 November 1758, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Simon GAUTHIER was born 12 October 1760, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 33 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph GAUTHIER was born 22 August 1762, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 35 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.

1763 Death of Child
Marie-Joseph GAUTHIER died 10 March 1763, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 35 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER was born 17 March 1766, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Josephte GAUTHIER was born 20 May 1774, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Pierre was 46 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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Pierre GAUTHIER married 22 July 1783, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Marie-Louise ARCAND

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Antoine GAUTHIER married 23 November 1784, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Angelique GROLEAU

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)

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephte PERRON died 5 March 1805, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

1809 Death
26 January 1809
Deschambault, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 81.

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