Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE

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29 November 1659 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 September 1709 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

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Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE)Anne ÉMARD

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Born: 29 November 1659 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE)

Mother: Anne ÉMARD

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Charles married Marie-Anne HUARD 9 January 1690 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Anne HUARD was born 26 September 1671 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Anne died 13 July 1758 in Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont). Marie-Anne was the child of Jean HUARD and Anne-Marie AMYOT (AMIOT).

Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE died 9 September 1709 in Beaumont, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE married

Marie-Anne HUARD
Marriage date: 9 January 1690
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne HUARD was the child of Jean HUARD and Anne-Marie AMYOT (AMIOT)

Children of Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD

Marie-Anne COUTURE

Born: 8 January 1691, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 7 May 1743, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre RUEL 11 November 1709 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Genevieve COUTURE

Born: 4 February 1693, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume ROY 23 November 1712 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jeanne COUTURE

Born: 31 March 1696, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Claude-Joseph ROY 16 November 1716 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE

Born: 26 September 1704, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1756, Beaumont, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Bernard ROY 20 November 1730 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Joseph COUTURE

Born: 30 March 1707, Beaumont, Canada, New France
Died: 24 April 1782, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Angelique ROY 13 November 1731 Place: Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

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Birth — 1659
29 November 1659
Québec, Canada, New France

Baptism
Notre-Dame-de-Quebec
16 June 1660
born 29 November 1659
Charles Cousture
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1690 Marriage / Partner
Charles COUTURE dit LAFRESNAYE and Marie-Anne HUARD 9 January 1690, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 30 years old.

1691 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COUTURE was born 8 January 1691, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 31 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Genevieve COUTURE was born 4 February 1693, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 33 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Jeanne COUTURE was born 31 March 1696, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Charles was 36 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1704 Birth of Child
Marguerite COUTURE dite LAFRESNAYE was born 26 September 1704, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 44 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Joseph COUTURE was born 30 March 1707, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Charles was 47 years old.