Françoise DURAND

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11 January 1740 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1818 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Francois DURAND Louise LANGELIER

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Born: 11 January 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Francois DURAND

Mother: Louise LANGELIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Nicolas DURAND , Marguerite HUOT

Maternal grandparents: Charles L'ANGELIER , Françoise DESTROISMAISONS

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Françoise married Pierre COUTURIER 25 January 1762 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre COUTURIER was born 27 September 1742 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Pierre died 4 March 1800 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Pierre was the child of Pierre COUTURIER and Angélique-Desanges CARON.

Françoise DURAND died 22 April 1818 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Françoise DURAND married

Pierre COUTURIER
Marriage date: 25 January 1762
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada
Pierre COUTURIER was the child of Pierre COUTURIER and Angélique-Desanges CARON

Children of Pierre COUTURIER and Françoise DURAND

Pierre COUTURIER

Born: 30 January 1764, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 May 1815, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Thérèse PHOCAS dite RAYMOND 19 October 1784 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Modeste COUTURIER

Born: 24 February 1770, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 May 1835, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph DUMAY (DUMAIS) 8 February 1819 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph COUTURIER

Born: 23 February 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 January 1800, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Judith LANDRY 27 June 1791 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1740
11 January 1740
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Françoise DURAND and Pierre COUTURIER 25 January 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 22 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Pierre COUTURIER was born 30 January 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Françoise was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Modeste COUTURIER was born 24 February 1770, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph COUTURIER was born 23 February 1772, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 32 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)

1784 Marriage of Child
Pierre COUTURIER married 19 October 1784, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Thérèse PHOCAS dite RAYMOND

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Joseph COUTURIER married 27 June 1791, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Judith LANDRY

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

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