Augustin GAUVIN

(b. 3 November 1745 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 29 January 1821 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Augustin GAUVIN was born 3 November 1745 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Augustin GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne GAUVIN and Marie-Jeanne FISET (maternal) Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique MENEUX

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Augustin married Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS 25 November 1767 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS was born 18 January 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Angélique died 24 June 1826 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS and Brigitte LÉVESQUE.

Augustin GAUVIN died 29 January 1821 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Augustin GAUVIN married

Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS-- Date: 25 November 1767 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
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Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS and Brigitte LÉVESQUE

Children of Augustin GAUVIN and Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS:

Augustin GAUVIN (b.14 October 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 July 1855, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )
m. Therese BERUBE 17 October 1796 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Paul-Hippolite GAUVIN (b.20 February 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne MAILLET 25 June 1798 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Louise GAUVIN (b.5 May 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 October 1833, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DUBE 6 April 1812 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ignace GAUVIN (b.15 March 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1853, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Louise HUDON 30 June 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Aristobule GAUVIN (b.22 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Archange COTE 12 September 1814 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Victoire BERUBE 20 February 1827 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Etienne GAUVIN (b.29 March 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 August 1873, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada)
m. Catherine MARTIN 9 August 1808 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
m. Angélique DORION 2 December 1815 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Luce PINGUET 25 June 1845 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Henri GAUVIN (b.13 March 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean Baptiste GAUVIN (b.12 July 1790, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1846, Mattawamkeag, Maine, USA)
m. Rose FOURNIER 22 November 1813
m. Marguerite MICHAUD 22 February 1819 in Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston)

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1745 Birth
3 November 1745
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Augustin GAUVIN and Marie-Angélique CHAPAIS 25 November 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Augustin GAUVIN was born 14 October 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 22 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Paul-Hippolite GAUVIN was born 20 February 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 26 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise GAUVIN was born 5 May 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 32 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Ignace GAUVIN was born 15 March 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Aristobule GAUVIN was born 22 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 38 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Etienne GAUVIN was born 29 March 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 40 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Henri GAUVIN was born 13 March 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin was 42 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste GAUVIN was born 12 July 1790, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Augustin was 44 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Marriage of Child
Augustin GAUVIN married 17 October 1796 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Therese BERUBE

1798 Marriage of Child
Paul-Hippolite GAUVIN married 25 June 1798 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Anne MAILLET

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Ignace GAUVIN married 30 June 1806 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Louise HUDON

1808 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAUVIN married 9 August 1808 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Catherine MARTIN

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise GAUVIN married 6 April 1812 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre DUBE

1814 Marriage of Child
Aristobule GAUVIN married 12 September 1814 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Archange COTE

1815 Marriage of Child
Etienne GAUVIN married 2 December 1815, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Angélique DORION

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste GAUVIN married 22 February 1819, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada (Edmundston) to Marguerite MICHAUD

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England