Gilles CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE)

Born

15 February 1724 , Brest-St-Louis, Finistère, France

Died

19 June 1803 , Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Gilles married Marie-Anne-Madeleine METHOT 12 May 1750 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne-Madeleine METHOT was born 19 May 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne-Madeleine was the child of Joseph METHOT and Helene-Marie NORMAND .

Parents & Family of Gilles CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE)

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son of Henri Cayouette and Mauricette Emery

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Armurier

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Gilles CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE)

Gilles CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) married

Marie-Anne-Madeleine METHOT
Marriage date: 12 May 1750
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne-Madeleine METHOT was the child of Joseph METHOT and Helene-Marie NORMAND

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Children of Gilles CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine METHOT

François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE)

Born: 13 March 1754, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 23 March 1807, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine TARDIF 1 July 1782 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1724
15 February 1724
Brest-St-Louis, Finistère, France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Gilles CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) and Marie-Anne-Madeleine METHOT 12 May 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) was born 13 March 1754, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Gilles was 30 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) married 1 July 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine TARDIF

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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