Marie-Josephte COTE

(b. 8 September 1725 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1781 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte COTE was born 8 September 1725 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte COTE was the child of Augustin-Noel COTE and Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Noël COTE and Helene GRATTON (maternal) Jean BAILLARGEON and 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
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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Marie-Josephte COTE married

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU-- Date: 15 February 1751 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 (b.14 April 1753, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1835, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Francois DUMAS 16 August 1773 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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1725 Birth
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.