Marie-Thérèse PETIT

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abt. 1652 , Paris, France

Died

24 May 1738 , Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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Born: abt. 1652 in Paris, France

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Marie-Thérèse was a Fille du Roi , arriving in New France by 1676.
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Marie-Thérèse married Christophe LAURENT dit CHAMPAGNE 29 October 1669 in Québec, Canada, New France . Christophe LAURENT dit CHAMPAGNE was born abt. 1646 in St-Gervais, Dormelles, Melun, Sens, Champagne, France.

Marie-Thérèse married (2) Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN July 1676 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN was born 27 August 1646 in France. Jean died 9 November 1726 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles).

Marie-Thérèse PETIT died 24 May 1738 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France .

daughter of Pierre Petit and Marguerite Blondeau

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Recorded occupation: Fille du Roi

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-Thérèse PETIT married

Christophe LAURENT dit CHAMPAGNE
Marriage date: 29 October 1669
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Thérèse PETIT married

Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN
Marriage date: July 1676
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Children of Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Marie-Thérèse PETIT

Pierre COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Born: abt. 1679, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 28 March 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Marie VENNE (VOYNE) 24 July 1713 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Born: 15 June 1681, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1752, Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne RICHARD 23 November 1705 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Married: Angélique BONIN 6 October 1710 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN

Born: 12 February 1687, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 22 May 1726, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France

Married: Michel LAUZON 15 May 1702 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN

Born: 11 June 1690, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 11 December 1748, L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE 24 January 1718 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1669 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse PETIT and Christophe LAURENT dit CHAMPAGNE 29 October 1669, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Fille du Roi
Petit, Marie-Thérèse, m. 1. Laurent, Christophe, dit Champagne, Oct. 29, 1669, m. 2. Coitou, Jean, dit St-Jean, 1676
La Société des Filles du roi et soldats du Carignan
The Good Regiment: The Carignan Salières Regiment in Canada, 1665-1668

1676 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse PETIT and Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN July 1676, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1681 Birth of Child
Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN was born 15 June 1681, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN was born 12 February 1687, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

1690 Birth of Child
Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN was born 11 June 1690, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN married 15 May 1702, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Michel LAUZON

1705 Marriage of Child
Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN married 23 November 1705, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marie-Anne RICHARD

1710 Marriage of Child
Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN married 6 October 1710, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Angélique BONIN

1713 Marriage of Child
Pierre COITOU dit ST-JEAN married 24 July 1713, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marie VENNE (VOYNE)

1718 Marriage of Child
Jacques COITOU dit ST-JEAN married 24 January 1718, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Catherine BRICAULT dite LAMARCHE

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Death of Child
Marie-Anne COITOU dite ST-JEAN died 22 May 1726, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies)*

1726 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean COITOU dit ST-JEAN died 9 November 1726, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Death — 1738
24 May 1738
Contrecœur, Canada, New France

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