Marie-Elisabeth ALAIN

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abt. 1767 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

17 May 1824 , La Présentation, Lower Canada

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Jean Baptiste ALAIN Marie-Blanche CORMIER

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Born: abt. 1767 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Jean Baptiste ALAIN

Mother: Marie-Blanche CORMIER

Paternal grandparents: Pierre ALAIN (ALLAIN) , Marguerite LEBLANC

Maternal grandparents: Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL , Marie Anne CYR

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Marie-Elisabeth married Guillaume COUTURE 16 April 1786 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Guillaume COUTURE was born 2 February 1761 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Guillaume died 10 July 1846 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) . Guillaume was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Josephte DANGEUGER dite LECHASSEUR.

Marie-Elisabeth ALAIN died 17 May 1824 in La Présentation, 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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Marie-Elisabeth ALAIN married

Guillaume COUTURE
Marriage date: 16 April 1786
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Guillaume COUTURE was the child of Guillaume COUTURE and Josephte DANGEUGER dite LECHASSEUR

Children of Guillaume COUTURE and Marie-Elisabeth ALAIN

Marie COUTURE

Born: abt. 1789, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume COUTURE 13 February 1809 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Elisabeth ALAIN and Guillaume COUTURE 16 April 1786, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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)

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie COUTURE married 13 February 1809 , La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Guillaume COUTURE

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