Marie-Josephte COTE

Born

8 September 1725 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

28 April 1781 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Augustin-Noel COTE Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON

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Born: 8 September 1725 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Augustin-Noel COTE

Mother: Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Noël COTE , Helene GRATTON

Maternal grandparents: Jean BAILLARGEON , Marie-Jeanne GODEBOUT

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Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU 15 February 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 18 October 1724 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 30 December 1759 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD.

Marie-Josephte COTE died 28 April 1781 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Josephte COTE married

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 15 February 1751
Marriage place: Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was the child of Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU and Marie-Josephte COTE

Marie-Thérèse ROUSSEAU

Born: 14 April 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1835, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Francois DUMAS 16 August 1773 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1725
8 September 1725
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte COTE and Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU 15 February 1751, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse ROUSSEAU was born 14 April 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU died 30 December 1759, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse ROUSSEAU married 16 August 1773, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada to Francois DUMAS

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.