Marie-Catherine COUTURIER

Born

6 February 1774 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

4 August 1822 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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André COUTURIER dit SANSCHAGRIN Catherine SAVARD

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Born: 6 February 1774 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: André COUTURIER dit SANSCHAGRIN

Mother: Catherine SAVARD

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Simon SAVARD , Catherine ALLAIRE

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Marie-Catherine married Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC 19 November 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC was born 1 September 1762 in Neumark, Krautheim, Germany. Georges Ignace died 14 December 1822 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).

Marie-Catherine COUTURIER died 4 August 1822 in La Malbaie, 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.

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Marie-Catherine COUTURIER married

Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC
Marriage date: 19 November 1792
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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This marriage record calls him Jean Charles Ignace Leard and gives his parents names as Jean Georges Leard and Marie Catherine Dessar from Strasbourg.

Children of Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC and Marie-Catherine COUTURIER

Marie LESSARD

Born: 20 August 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 22 December 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis VILLENEUVE 1 February 1814 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Radegonde LESSARD

Born: 4 December 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 July 1853, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Jean BOUDREAU 12 January 1819 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Georges LESSARD

Born: 22 June 1799, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Anastasie CHORET 2 October 1820 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre LESSARD

Born: 28 June 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1865, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Claire BOUDREAU 17 February 1824 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Elisabeth LESSARD

Born: 14 May 1808, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 January 1900, Jonquière, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph DUCHESNE 6 February 1826 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1774
6 February 1774
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine COUTURIER and Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC 19 November 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 18 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie LESSARD was born 20 August 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Radegonde LESSARD was born 4 December 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Georges LESSARD was born 22 June 1799, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Pierre LESSARD was born 28 June 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 28 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LESSARD was born 14 May 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie LESSARD married 1 February 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis VILLENEUVE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Radegonde LESSARD married 12 January 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean BOUDREAU

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England