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Benjamin COTE was born 16 June 1818 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Benjamin COTE was the child of Augustin COTE and Marguerite SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Leonard COTE and Agnes GUÉRIN dite ST-HILAIRE (maternal) Etienne SIMARD and Julie SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Angele TREMBLAY 17 August 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East . Angele TREMBLAY was born 30 August 1809 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angele was the child of Jean TREMBLAY and Constance POTVIN.
Occupation
Benjamin COTE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Benjamin COTE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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