Louis Gouin
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Louis Gouin was a seigneur
and political figure in Lower Canada
. He represented Buckinghamshire in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
from 1800 to 1804.
He was born Louis-Joseph Gouin in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
, the son of Louis Gouin and Marie-Thérèse Lanouette. Gouin was a captain in the militia, later reaching the rank of major. In 1789, he established himself as a merchant at Baie-du-Febvre
. He also owned a mill there. Gouin did not run for reelection in 1804. He purchased the seigneury of Courval in 1804 and part of the seigneury of Saint-François in 1806. In 1809, Gouin was named a school commissioner. He was married twice: to his cousin Marie-Élisabeth Gouin in 1776 and then to Catherine Rousseau in 1780. He died in Baie-du-Febvre at the age of 57.
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
and political figure in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
. He represented Buckinghamshire in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
The Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada was the lower house of the bicameral structure of provincial government in Lower Canada until 1838. The legislative assembly was created by the Constitutional Act of 1791...
from 1800 to 1804.
He was born Louis-Joseph Gouin in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is a municipality in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The town is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River along the Chemin du Roy, a historic segment of Quebec Route 138 that stretches from...
, the son of Louis Gouin and Marie-Thérèse Lanouette. Gouin was a captain in the militia, later reaching the rank of major. In 1789, he established himself as a merchant at Baie-du-Febvre
Baie-du-Febvre, Quebec
Baie-du-Febvre is a municipality in the Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 1,063...
. He also owned a mill there. Gouin did not run for reelection in 1804. He purchased the seigneury of Courval in 1804 and part of the seigneury of Saint-François in 1806. In 1809, Gouin was named a school commissioner. He was married twice: to his cousin Marie-Élisabeth Gouin in 1776 and then to Catherine Rousseau in 1780. He died in Baie-du-Febvre at the age of 57.