This family association has its headquarters in the parish of Saint-Laurent, Île d'Orléans. Our ancestor, Gabriel Gosselin, lived in the village of Beaulieu from 1653 to 1689, and in 1689 he moved to his house on Place Royale with his wife, Louise Guillot, until 1697, the year of his death.

The name of the village of Beaulieu was renamed in 1679 for the parish of Saint-Pierre and then in 1870, following the division of the territory with Saint-Pierre, for a new parish named Sainte-Pétronille.

In Quebec, Canada, and the United States, Île d'Orléans is renowned for its apple cultivation. Furthermore, our ancestor, Gabriel Gosselin, came from Normandy, the land of Calvados, a famous apple wine. All of this is represented in the Coat of Arms. You can see, at the base, Île d'Orléans, from which emerged:

The large Quebec Gosselin family, in the center, represented by the large apple tree topped with the fleur-de-lis of Quebec.

On each side a small apple tree:
a) One to represent the lineages of all the provinces of Canada, topped with the Canadian maple leaf.
b) The other to represent the Gosselin lines of the United States surmounted by the American Star.

The accepted term to describe an ancestor's ancestry or descent is:

"FAMILY TREE"
Symbolized by the apple tree

"GENEALOGICAL LINES"
Symbolized by apples

Ultimately, the goal of our Association is to unite all descendants of our ancestor Gabriel Gosselin so that they may know, recognize, and love each other better.

Our motto: Unite to fraternize

Since 1979       

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