Pierre COSSETTE

Born

29 May 1732 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

8 December 1790 , Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Family Connections for Pierre COSSETTE

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Pierre COSSETTE.

Parents

Pierre COSSETTE Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Pierre COSSETTE was born 29 May 1732 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Pierre COSSETTE was the child of Pierre COSSETTE and Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) François COSSET (COSSETTE) and Catherine LAFOND (maternal) Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU

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

Pierre married Marie-Anne BARIL 13 January 1754 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BARIL was born 26 July 1727 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne died 31 May 1788 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne was the child of François BARIL and Marie-Charlotte GAILLOUX (GAILLOU).

Pierre COSSETTE died 8 December 1790 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Pierre appear below.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Pierre COSSETTE

[Hide/Show]

Pierre COSSETTE married

Marie-Anne BARIL-- Date: 13 January 1754 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BARIL was the child of François BARIL and Marie-Charlotte GAILLOUX (GAILLOU)

Children of Pierre COSSETTE and Marie-Anne BARIL

Antoine COSSETTE (COSSET) (b.25 April 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 October 1810, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Josephe BROUILLET dite LAVIGEUR 1790

Catherine COSSETTE (b.abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Louis ROUX 5 November 1793 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Add to the story of Pierre COSSETTE
Add birth, baptism, census, military, obituary, achievements, photographs, and other life details.

[Hide/Show]

Life, Photos & Historical Records for Pierre COSSETTE

1732 Birth
29 May 1732
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COSSETTE and Marie-Anne BARIL 13 January 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 21 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
Antoine COSSETTE (COSSET) was born 25 April 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Pierre was 30 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.