HELP! flag male ancestor  Étienne  COUTU (COTTU)

  (b. 6 January 1712 Lavaltrie, Canada, New France   d. 23 March 1786 Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Étienne COUTU (COTTU) was born 6 January 1712 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Étienne COUTU (COTTU) was the child of François COUTU (COTTU)   and   Louise LESIEGE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Pierre LESIEGE and Marguerite DE LAPLACE

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Étienne  married  Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN 7 January 1733 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN  was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Marguerite died 29 April 1758 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine).  Marguerite was the child of René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE.

Étienne  married  (2) Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES 23 April 1759 in Saint-Ours, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children. Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES  was born 9 March 1738 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Thérèse died 4 October 1789 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Thérèse was the child of Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE.

Étienne COUTU (COTTU) died 23 March 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Étienne COUTU (COTTU)

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Étienne COUTU (COTTU) married flag female ancestor Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN-- Date: 7 January 1733 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN was the child of René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE




Children of Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN:




Étienne COUTU (COTTU) married flag female ancestor Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES-- Date: 23 April 1759 Place: Saint-Ours, Canada, New France
Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES was the child of Seraphin BRIEN dit DESROCHES and Ursule REGEAS dite LAPRADE




Children of Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES:



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birth1712 Birth
6 January 1712
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1733 Marriage / Partner
Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN 7 January 1733, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 21 years old.
1737 Birth of Child
Louis COUTU was born 1 November 1737, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Étienne was 25 years old.
1742 Birth of Child
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) was born 12 February 1742, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Étienne was 30 years old.
1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN died 29 April 1758, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)
marriage1759 Marriage / Partner
Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES 23 April 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 47 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1763 Marriage of Child
Josephte COUTU (COTTU) married 3 October 1763, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Mathurin-Joseph FUSEAU dit ROCH
1765 Birth of Child
François COUTU was born 11 October 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Étienne was 53 years old.
marriage1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) married 18 November 1765, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Françoise CAISSE
marriage1767 Marriage of Child
Louis COUTU married 23 February 1767, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Marie-Jeanne DUFAULT
1768 Birth of Child
Thérèse COUTU was born 8 April 1768, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Étienne was 56 years old.
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Paul COUTU married 23 April 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Josephte FRAPPIER
News1775 - 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.
1782 Death of Child
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) died 29 December 1782, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Étienne was 71 years old.
1783 Death of Child
Louis COUTU died 18 September 1783, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Étienne was 71 years old.
death1786 Death
23 March 1786
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 74.
Added: 2/11/2015 9:59:58 AM - Updated: 9/8/2020 2:51:59 PM

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