Marie-Anne COUTURE

Born

16 August 1737 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

21 April 1782 , Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE Elisabeth GOSSELIN

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Born: 16 August 1737 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: Guillaume-Jean-Baptiste COUTURE

Mother: Elisabeth GOSSELIN

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COUTURE dit LAMONDE , Anne MARET (MARETTE)

Maternal grandparents: François GOSSELIN , Marie-Charlotte COTE

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Marie-Anne married Basile ASSELIN 23 February 1756 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Basile ASSELIN was born 14 May 1733 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Basile died 5 March 1802 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Basile was the child of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE.

Marie-Anne COUTURE died 21 April 1782 in Sainte-Famille-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.

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Basile ASSELIN
Marriage date: 23 February 1756
Marriage place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Basile ASSELIN was the child of François ANCELIN (ASSELIN) and Marguerite AMAURY dite MORILLE

Children of Basile ASSELIN and Marie-Anne COUTURE

Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN

Born: 25 March 1772, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 May 1832, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine CAMPAGNA 13 February 1804 Place: Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1737
16 August 1737
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne COUTURE and Basile ASSELIN 23 February 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Pierre-Chrysologue ASSELIN was born 25 March 1772, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

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.