Marie-Francoise COTNOIR

Born

19 January 1722 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

12 November 1803 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Louis COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE

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Born: 19 January 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Louis COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE)

Mother: Marie-Angelique 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-Francoise married Francois BARIL 25 February 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Francois BARIL was born 25 May 1721 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Francois died 3 April 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Louis BARIL and Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER.

Marie-Francoise COTNOIR died 12 November 1803 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Francoise COTNOIR

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Marie-Francoise COTNOIR married

Francois BARIL
Marriage date: 25 February 1743
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Francois BARIL was the child of Louis BARIL and Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER

Children of Francois BARIL and Marie-Francoise COTNOIR

Francois BARIL

Born: 19 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BRULE 26 January 1771 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charlotte BARIL

Born: abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 August 1833, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Daniel LAUZON 7 October 1765 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph BARIL

Born: abt. 1748, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada, New France
Died: 22 June 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite HUBERT 23 February 1778 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Married: Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 12 February 1810 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine BARIL

Born: abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HUBERT 28 June 1773 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Reine BARIL

Born: 5 December 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Charles BARIL

Born: 3 March 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 March 1827, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Genevieve BARIL

Born: 17 March 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 November 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Amable NEVEU 7 January 1788 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
19 January 1722
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise COTNOIR and Francois BARIL 25 February 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Francois BARIL was born 19 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Francoise was 21 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BARIL was born 5 December 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Francoise was 35 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Charles BARIL was born 3 March 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Francoise was 41 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BARIL married 7 October 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Daniel LAUZON

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve BARIL was born 17 March 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Francoise was 44 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois BARIL married 26 January 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BRULE

1773 Marriage of Child
Catherine BARIL married 28 June 1773 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste HUBERT

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.