François COUTURE

Born

12 January 1759 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

13 March 1831 , Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Marie COUTURE Louise CARRIER

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Born: 12 January 1759 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph-Marie COUTURE

Mother: Louise CARRIER

Paternal grandparents: Augustin COUTURE , Marie-Elisabeth CARRIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean CARRIER , Marie-Louise MORIN dite BEAUSEJOUR

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François married Marie-Louise-Régis HALAY 17 October 1782 in Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Louise-Régis HALAY was born 23 July 1765 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise-Régis died 4 December 1791 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Marie-Louise-Régis was the child of Louis HALAY (HALLÉ) and Françoise-Regis CARRIER.

François COUTURE died 13 March 1831 in Lauzon, Lévis, 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-Louise-Régis HALAY
Marriage date: 17 October 1782
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Louise-Régis HALAY was the child of Louis HALAY (HALLÉ) and Françoise-Regis CARRIER

Children of François COUTURE and Marie-Louise-Régis HALAY

François-Xavier COUTURE

Born: 5 January 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 February 1868, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie CARRIER 18 January 1825 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Louis COUTURE

Born: 2 December 1791, Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
Died: 28 November 1862, Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire, Levis, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique DUMONT 11 February 1817 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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Birth — 1759
12 January 1759
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
François COUTURE and Marie-Louise-Régis HALAY 17 October 1782, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
François-Xavier COUTURE was born 5 January 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 31 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Louis COUTURE was born 2 December 1791, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

François was 32 years old.

1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise-Régis HALAY died 4 December 1791, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Louis COUTURE married 11 February 1817, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie-Angelique DUMONT

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier COUTURE married 18 January 1825, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Marie CARRIER

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

Death — 1831
13 March 1831
Lauzon, Lévis, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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