flag male ancestor  Joseph  GOSSELIN

  (b. 28 September 1757 Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France   d. 12 August 1840 Saint-Luc, Lower Canada )  

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Joseph GOSSELIN was born 28 September 1757 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France

Joseph GOSSELIN was the child of Pierre GOSSELIN   and   Marie-Anne FORTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT (maternal)  Antoine FORTIER and Madeleine NOEL

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Joseph  married  Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE 12 August 1782 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE  was born 17 January 1768 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Marie-Ursule died 30 April 1838 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Ursule was the child of François PLOUFFE and Marie-Ursule EMERY dite CODERRE.

Joseph GOSSELIN died 12 August 1840 in Saint-Luc, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph GOSSELIN married flag female ancestor Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE-- Date: 12 August 1782 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE was the child of François PLOUFFE and Marie-Ursule EMERY dite CODERRE




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birth1757 Birth
28 September 1757
Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1782 Marriage / Partner
Joseph GOSSELIN and Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE 12 August 1782, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 24 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
François GOSSELIN was born 12 July 1789, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 31 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1795 Birth of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN was born 15 September 1795, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Joseph was 37 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Sophie GOSSELIN was born 5 April 1805, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 47 years old.
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
François GOSSELIN married 22 October 1810, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Louise MORIN
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Antoine GOSSELIN married 4 June 1818, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Marie-Louise DION
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1824 Marriage of Child
Sophie GOSSELIN married 12 October 1824, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Joseph CUSSON
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Ursule PLOUFFE died 30 April 1838, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada
death1840 Death
12 August 1840
Saint-Luc, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 9/25/2016 9:44:11 AM - Updated: 5/25/2021 2:56:44 PM

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