Laurent COUTURE

(b. 17 March 1718 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1793 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Laurent COUTURE was born 17 March 1718 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Laurent COUTURE was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Anne ADAM and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE) and Anne ÉMARD (maternal) Jean ADAM and Marie MEZERAY

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

Laurent married Marie-Josephte BRISSON 18 January 1762 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte BRISSON was born 11 February 1736 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 9 February 1780 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY.

Laurent COUTURE died 30 April 1793 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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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Family and Children of Laurent COUTURE

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Laurent COUTURE married

Marie-Josephte BRISSON-- Date: 18 January 1762 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada
Marie-Josephte BRISSON was the child of François-Charles BRISSON and Brigitte TREMBLAY

Children of Laurent COUTURE and Marie-Josephte BRISSON:

Jean COUTURE (b.24 June 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 January 1848, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East )
m. Josephte ROYER 8 November 1796 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1718 Birth
17 March 1718
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Laurent COUTURE and Marie-Josephte BRISSON 18 January 1762, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 43 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean COUTURE was born 24 June 1770, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Laurent was 52 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.