flag male ancestor  Alexis  COSSETTE

  (b. 6 September 1790 Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 1 August 1864 Wotton, Canada East )  

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Alexis COSSETTE was born 6 September 1790 in Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada

Alexis COSSETTE was the child of Antoine COSSETTE (COSSET)   and   Marie-Josephe BROUILLET dite LAVIGEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre COSSETTE and Marie-Anne BARIL (maternal)  Joseph-Louis BROUILLET dit LAVIGEUR and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

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

Alexis  married  Marie-Josephe LEDUC 13 January 1818 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe LEDUC  was born 19 September 1788 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade).  Marie-Josephe died 15 February 1835 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe was the child of Eustache LEDUC and Marie-Françoise SAUVAGEAU.

Alexis COSSETTE died 1 August 1864 in Wotton, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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.

Family and Children of Alexis COSSETTE

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Alexis COSSETTE married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe LEDUC-- Date: 13 January 1818 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe LEDUC was the child of Eustache LEDUC and Marie-Françoise SAUVAGEAU




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Children of Alexis COSSETTE and Marie-Josephe LEDUC:

flag male ancestor Eustache COSSETTE (b.23 January 1819, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada  d. 10 April 1901, St-Medard, Warwick, Arthabaska, Canada)
m. Louise ARCHAMBAULT 22 August 1864 in Wotton, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hippolyte)



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birth1790 Birth
6 September 1790
Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
Alexis COSSETTE and Marie-Josephe LEDUC 13 January 1818, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.
1819 Birth of Child
Eustache COSSETTE was born 23 January 1819, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

Alexis was 28 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe LEDUC died 15 February 1835, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1864 Death
1 August 1864
Wotton, Canada East

He died at the age of 73.
Added: 3/25/2023 10:25:17 AM - Updated: 11/30/2025 12:30:20 PM

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