Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

Born

6 November 1720 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

5 November 1802 , Varennes, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

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Born: 6 November 1720 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Parents of Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

Father

François COITEUX (COITOU)

Mother

Françoise VIGER

Grandparents of Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

Paternal grandparents

Jacques COITEUX Barbe DEMERS (DUMAY)

Maternal grandparents

Charles VIGER Françoise GUERTIN

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

Madeleine married Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES 3 February 1740 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 30 November 1717 in Varennes, Canada, New France . Jean-Hyacinthe died 1 October 1793 in Varennes, Lower Canada . Jean-Hyacinthe was the child of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES.

Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) died 5 November 1802 in Varennes, Lower Canada .

m. Brien Jean-Hyacinthe

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) married

Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES
Marriage date: 3 February 1740
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES was the child of Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Marguerite DESROCHES

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Children of Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX)

Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES

Born: 12 January 1755, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 26 September 1799, Varennes, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS 19 June 1775 Place: Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
6 November 1720
Montréal, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine COITOU (COITEUX) and Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES 3 February 1740, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

She was 19 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES was born 12 January 1755, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 34 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.

1775 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES married 19 June 1775, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite REEVES dite LANGLOIS

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Hyacinthe BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 1 October 1793, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1799 Death of Child
Joseph-Michel BRIEN dit DESROCHES died 26 September 1799, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Madeleine was 78 years old.

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

Death — 1802
5 November 1802
Varennes, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 82.

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