Marguerite COUTURE

Born

29 June 1766 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 March 1842 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East

Parents & Family of Marguerite COUTURE

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Born: 29 June 1766 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Marguerite COUTURE

Father

Joseph-Marie COUTURE

Mother

Louise CARRIER

Grandparents of Marguerite COUTURE

Paternal grandparents

Augustin COUTURE Marie-Elisabeth CARRIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean CARRIER Marie-Louise MORIN dite BEAUSEJOUR

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

Marguerite married François BOURASSA 27 October 1788 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François BOURASSA was born 16 October 1763 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . François died 21 September 1846 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East . François was the child of Jacques BOURASSA and Louise CARRIER.

Marguerite COUTURE died 28 March 1842 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite COUTURE

Marguerite COUTURE married

François BOURASSA
Marriage date: 27 October 1788
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
François BOURASSA was the child of Jacques BOURASSA and Louise CARRIER

Children of François BOURASSA and Marguerite COUTURE

Marie BOURASSA

Born: 20 April 1799, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 16 February 1862, Plessisville, Canada East

Married: Ignace PARADIS 23 May 1814 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Lower 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 — 1766
29 June 1766
Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite COUTURE and François BOURASSA 27 October 1788, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

She was 22 years old.

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

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

1799 Birth of Child
Marie BOURASSA was born 20 April 1799, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie BOURASSA married 23 May 1814, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada to Ignace PARADIS

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