Françoise COULON

(b. 16 May 1738 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 12 February 1812 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Françoise COULON was born 16 May 1738 in Verchères, Canada, New France

Françoise COULON was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Josephte DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dite ROBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis COURAULT dit COULON and Marguerite MARTEL (maternal) Robert DRUSSON (DROUSSON) dit LAFLEUR and Jeanne TARDÉ dite GEOFFROY

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

Françoise married Bernard MALZAC (MARSAL) 5 July 1761 in Chambly, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bernard MALZAC (MARSAL) was born abt. 1735 in Sarlouis, Metz, Lorraine, France. Bernard died 1 November 1803 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

Françoise COULON died 12 February 1812 in L'Acadie, 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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Françoise COULON married

Bernard MALZAC (MARSAL)-- Date: 5 July 1761 Place: Chambly, Canada

Children of Bernard MALZAC (MARSAL) and Françoise COULON:

Geneviève MARSAL (b.23 January 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU 29 October 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1738 Birth
16 May 1738
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Françoise COULON and Bernard MALZAC (MARSAL) 5 July 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 23 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Geneviève MARSAL was born 23 January 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Françoise was 27 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Geneviève MARSAL married 29 October 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Baptiste BOURDEAU

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

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

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

1803 Death of Spouse/Partner
Bernard MALZAC (MARSAL) died 1 November 1803, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Death
12 February 1812
L'Acadie, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 73.

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