Amable-Rene COTTRET

Born

28 March 1733 , Nicolet, Canada, New France

Died

3 April 1805 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Born: 28 March 1733 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Parents of Amable-Rene COTTRET

Father

Rene COTTRET

Mother

Marguerite THERRIEN

Grandparents of Amable-Rene COTTRET

Paternal grandparents

Rene COTTRET Marguerite GLADU dite COGNAC

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN Marguerite LAMPRON

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

Amable-Rene married Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE 8 January 1760 in Nicolet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 17 October 1733 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 21 April 1797 in Sorel, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD.

Amable-Rene COTTRET died 3 April 1805 in Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Amable-Rene COTTRET

Amable-Rene COTTRET married

Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE
Marriage date: 8 January 1760
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada
Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD

Children of Amable-Rene COTTRET and Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE

Marguerite COTTRET

Born: 21 March 1762, Nicolet, Canada
Died: 12 November 1831, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: François MOREL 7 June 1790 Place: Nicolet, 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 — 1733
28 March 1733
Nicolet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Amable-Rene COTTRET and Madeleine BERARD dite LÉPINE 8 January 1760, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marguerite COTTRET was born 21 March 1762, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Amable-Rene was 29 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 - 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.