Francois
DECOSTE (DECOSSE)
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Born: 9 November 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
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Francois married Cecile SURPRENANT 25 November 1816 in Saint-Constant, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cecile SURPRENANT was born 1 October 1793 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Cecile died 22 November 1872 in St-Isidore, Laprairie, Québec, Canada. Cecile was the child of Michel SURPRENANT and Marie-Renee GIBEAU.
Francois DECOSTE (DECOSSE) died 17 August 1863 in St-Isidore, Laprairie, Québec Canada.
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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.
Spouse & Children of Francois DECOSTE (DECOSSE)
Cecile SURPRENANTMarriage date: 25 November 1816
Marriage place: Saint-Constant, Lower Canada
Cecile SURPRENANT was the child of Michel SURPRENANT and Marie-Renee GIBEAU
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Children of Francois DECOSTE (DECOSSE) and Cecile SURPRENANT
Narcisse DECOSTE (DECOSSE)Died: 12 July 1891, Franklin Centre, Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17849 November 1784
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
1816 Marriage / PartnerFrancois DECOSTE (DECOSSE) and Cecile SURPRENANT 25 November 1816, Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada
He was 32 years old.
1821 Birth of ChildNarcisse DECOSTE (DECOSSE) was born 18 October 1821, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)
Francois was 36 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 186317 August 1863
St-Isidore, Laprairie, Québec Canada
He died at the age of 78.
Record added: 5/23/2024 12:26:59 PM
Last updated: 5/23/2024 12:31:41 PM
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