Joseph-Etienne COTE

Born

25 December 1729 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

25 October 1804 , Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada

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Augustin-Noel COTE Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON

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Born: 25 December 1729 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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Joseph-Etienne married Thérèse BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 22 August 1763 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was born 1 April 1729 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 10 July 1813 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Thérèse was the child of Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Madeleine GOSSELIN.

Joseph-Etienne COTE died 25 October 1804 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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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Joseph-Etienne COTE married

Thérèse BOUCHARD dite DORVAL
Marriage date: 22 August 1763
Marriage place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse BOUCHARD dite DORVAL was the child of Charles BOUCHARD dit DORVAL and Madeleine GOSSELIN

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Jean COTE

Born: 13 December 1767, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1844, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Marguerite GODBOUT 3 March 1794 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1729
25 December 1729
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Etienne COTE and Thérèse BOUCHARD dite DORVAL 22 August 1763, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Jean COTE was born 13 December 1767, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Etienne was 37 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.

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Jean COTE married 3 March 1794, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Marguerite GODBOUT

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