Germain GAUDREAU

(b. 18 May 1726 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1813 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada )

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Germain GAUDREAU was born 18 May 1726 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Germain GAUDREAU was the child of Charles GAUDREAU and Madeleine THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUDREAU and Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY (maternal) François-Louis THIBEAULT (THIBAULT) (THIBEAU) and Elisabeth-Agnes LEFEBVRE

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

Germain married Marie Anne THIBAULT 13 November 1752 in Sorel, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie Anne THIBAULT was born 1733 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne died 18 September 1815 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marie Anne was the child of Athanase THIBAULT and Anne QUESSY (CAISSIE).

Germain GAUDREAU died 20 February 1813 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 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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Germain GAUDREAU married

Marie Anne THIBAULT-- Date: 13 November 1752 Place: Sorel, Canada, New France
Marie Anne THIBAULT was the child of Athanase THIBAULT and Anne QUESSY (CAISSIE)

Children of Germain GAUDREAU and Marie Anne THIBAULT:

Marie-Madeleine GAUDREAU (b.16 February 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1856, Henryville, Canada East )
m. Luc-Clement FORTIN 4 April 1796 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

François GAUDREAU (b.7 October 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Françoise FORTIN 11 February 1806 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1726 Birth
18 May 1726
Montmagny, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Germain GAUDREAU and Marie Anne THIBAULT 13 November 1752 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 26 years old.

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

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 Child
Marie-Madeleine GAUDREAU was born 16 February 1768, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Germain was 41 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
François GAUDREAU was born 7 October 1770, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Germain was 44 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.