Marie-Charlotte COTNOIR

Born

29 November 1740 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Died

3 December 1787 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE

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Born: 29 November 1740 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)

Mother: Marie-Josephe DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE

Paternal grandparents: Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER , Marguerite PROVENCHER

Maternal grandparents: Jean DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE , Marie Françoise PETRONILLE DANDONNEAU

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Marie-Charlotte married Joseph MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR 7 February 1774 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was born 28 July 1741 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Joseph died 8 February 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph was the child of Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉ.

Marie-Charlotte COTNOIR died 3 December 1787 in Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, 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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Marie-Charlotte COTNOIR married

Joseph MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR
Marriage date: 7 February 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR was the child of Antoine MOREAU and Madeleine BRÛLÉ

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Birth — 1740
29 November 1740
La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte COTNOIR and Joseph MOREAU dit FRANCOEUR 7 February 1774, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

She was 33 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.