François COTE

Born

12 October 1750 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

6 June 1811 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Jean-François COTE Genevieve PLANTE

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Born: 12 October 1750 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-François COTE

Mother: Genevieve PLANTE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre COTE , Marie-Charlotte RONDEAU

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PLANTE , Angelique HAVARD (AVARE)

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François married Madeleine-Helene FORTIER 12 January 1778 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine-Helene FORTIER was born 18 February 1754 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Madeleine-Helene died 22 September 1831 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Madeleine-Helene was the child of Francois FORTIER and Marie-Josephe MARTEL.

François COTE died 6 June 1811 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine-Helene FORTIER
Marriage date: 12 January 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine-Helene FORTIER was the child of Francois FORTIER and Marie-Josephe MARTEL

Children of François COTE and Madeleine-Helene FORTIER

Thérèse COTE

Born: 25 April 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 6 August 1811 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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Birth — 1750
12 October 1750
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
François COTE and Madeleine-Helene FORTIER 12 January 1778, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Thérèse COTE was born 25 April 1794, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

François was 43 years old.

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