Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

Born

10 August 1697 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

7 February 1778 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

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Born: 10 August 1697 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Parents of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

Father

Pierre CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

Mother

Anne GAUDREAU

Grandparents of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

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Maternal grandparents

Gilles GAUDREAU Anne PINEAULT dite LA VIEVILLE

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

Thomas married Marie-Françoise RICHARD 20 April 1723 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise RICHARD was born 10 August 1692 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 2 September 1767 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES.

Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) died 7 February 1778 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) married

Marie-Françoise RICHARD
Marriage date: 20 April 1723
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Françoise RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Children of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and Marie-Françoise RICHARD

Jacques CAOUETTE

Born: 22 September 1727, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1793, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Genevieve OUABART dite LANGLAIS 3 August 1750 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste CAOUETTE

Born: 13 June 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marthe FORTIN 17 November 1762 Place: L'Islet, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1697
10 August 1697
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage / Partner
Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and Marie-Françoise RICHARD 20 April 1723, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jacques CAOUETTE was born 22 September 1727, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thomas was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAOUETTE was born 13 June 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thomas was 35 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Jacques CAOUETTE married 3 August 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Marie-Genevieve OUABART dite LANGLAIS

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAOUETTE married 17 November 1762, L'Islet, Canada to Marthe FORTIN

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise RICHARD died 2 September 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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.