Charles-François GAUVIN

(b. 17 April 1723 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France d. 1 November 1791 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Charles-François GAUVIN was born 17 April 1723 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Charles-François GAUVIN was the child of Jacques GAUVIN and Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUVIN and Anne MAGNAN (maternal) Pierre ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT and Marie-Anne GERBERT

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Charles-François married Marthe BELANGER 24 November 1749 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe BELANGER was born 17 April 1724 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe died 17 June 1751 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marthe was the child of Ignace BELANGER and Marie-Anne TONDREAU.

Charles-François married (2) Marie-Françoise DUBE 23 August 1751 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise DUBE was born 15 July 1730 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Françoise died 26 October 1806 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise was the child of Laurent DUBE and Geneviève BOUCHER.

Charles-François GAUVIN died 1 November 1791 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, 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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Charles-François GAUVIN married

Marthe BELANGER-- Date: 24 November 1749 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
Marthe BELANGER was the child of Ignace BELANGER and Marie-Anne TONDREAU

Children of Charles-François GAUVIN and Marthe BELANGER:

Charles GAUVIN (b.7 June 1751, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 4 March 1814, Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada)
m. Madeleine PAULIN 1777 in Caraquet, Gloucester, New Brunswick, Canada

Charles-François GAUVIN married

Marie-Françoise DUBE-- Date: 23 August 1751 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France
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Marie-Françoise DUBE was the child of Laurent DUBE and Geneviève BOUCHER

Children of Charles-François GAUVIN and Marie-Françoise DUBE:

Judith GAUVIN (b.15 September 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 12 June 1825, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Jacques LEBEL 14 January 1782 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe GAUVIN (b.9 July 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1847, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada East)
m. François Regis JEAN 23 February 1778 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

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1723 Birth
17 April 1723
La Pocatière, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Charles-François GAUVIN and Marthe BELANGER 24 November 1749, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1751 Marriage / Partner
Charles-François GAUVIN and Marie-Françoise DUBE 23 August 1751 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Charles GAUVIN was born 7 June 1751, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Charles-François was 28 years old.

1751 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marthe BELANGER died 17 June 1751, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1752 Birth of Child
Judith GAUVIN was born 15 September 1752, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Charles-François was 29 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAUVIN was born 9 July 1759, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Charles-François was 36 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.