Gabriel
GOSSELIN
(b.
22 April 1730
,
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
d.
20 August 1795
,
Verchères, Lower Canada
)
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Gabriel GOSSELIN was born 22 April 1730 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Gabriel GOSSELIN was the child of Joseph GOSSELIN and Françoise GODBOUT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace GOSSELIN and Marie-Anne RATTÉ (maternal) Nicolas GODBOUT and Marguerite-Angélique LEMELINSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Gabriel married Angélique COURSOL 23 January 1758 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique COURSOL was born 20 January 1732 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Angélique died 7 April 1813 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Angélique was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL.
Gabriel GOSSELIN died 20 August 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Gabriel appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Gabriel GOSSELIN
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Angélique COURSOL-- Date: 23 January 1758 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Angélique COURSOL was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL
Children of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Angélique COURSOL:
Marie-Judith GOSSELIN (b.31 January 1760, Verchères, Canada d. 5 May 1851, Saint-Dominique, Canada East )
m. Joseph LOISELLE dit SINOT 8 January 1782 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Antoine GOSSELIN (b.5 May 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1839, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Catherine VAUDRY 7 June 1791 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
François GOSSELIN (b.28 February 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte CHAGNON 24 November 1794 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Angélique COURSOL-- Date: 23 January 1758 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France Angélique COURSOL was the child of Jacques COURSOL and Marguerite-Rénée MONTEIL
Children of Gabriel GOSSELIN and Angélique COURSOL:
Marie-Judith GOSSELIN (b.31 January 1760, Verchères, Canada d. 5 May 1851, Saint-Dominique, Canada East )m. Joseph LOISELLE dit SINOT 8 January 1782 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Antoine GOSSELIN (b.5 May 1768, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 July 1839, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )m. Catherine VAUDRY 7 June 1791 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
François GOSSELIN (b.28 February 1773, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Charlotte CHAGNON 24 November 1794 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
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1730 Birth 22 April 1730
Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
1758 Marriage / PartnerGabriel GOSSELIN and Angélique COURSOL 23 January 1758, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
He was 27 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildMarie-Judith GOSSELIN was born 31 January 1760, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Gabriel was 29 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.1768 Birth of ChildAntoine GOSSELIN was born 5 May 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Gabriel was 38 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildFrançois GOSSELIN was born 28 February 1773, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)
Gabriel was 42 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.1782 Marriage of ChildMarie-Judith GOSSELIN married 8 January 1782 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Joseph LOISELLE dit SINOT
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Marriage of ChildAntoine GOSSELIN married 7 June 1791, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Catherine VAUDRY
1794 Marriage of ChildFrançois GOSSELIN married 24 November 1794, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Charlotte CHAGNON
1795 Death 20 August 1795
Verchères, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.
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