Étienne COUTU (COTTU)

Born

6 January 1712 , Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Died

23 March 1786 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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François COUTU (COTTU)Louise LESIEGE

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Born: 6 January 1712 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Father: François COUTU (COTTU)

Mother: Louise LESIEGE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LESIEGE , 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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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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Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN
Marriage date: 7 January 1733
Marriage 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

Louis COUTU

Born: 1 November 1737, Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 September 1783, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Jeanne DUFAULT 23 February 1767 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU)

Born: 12 February 1742, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 December 1782, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Françoise CAISSE 18 November 1765 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Marie-Josephte COUTU (COTTU)

Born: 19 November 1744, Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 October 1798, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Mathurin-Joseph FUSEAU dit ROCH 3 October 1763 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Paul COUTU

Born: abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 November 1803, Lanoraie, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte FRAPPIER 23 April 1770 Place: Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Étienne COUTU (COTTU) married

Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES
Marriage date: 23 April 1759
Marriage 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

François COUTU

Born: 11 October 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 October 1822, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Marie PLOUFFE 5 February 1787 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Thérèse COUTU

Born: 8 April 1768, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GILBERT dit COMTOIS 6 August 1787 Place: Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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Birth — 1712
6 January 1712
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 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.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COUTU (COTTU) was born 19 November 1744, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Étienne was 32 years old.

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

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN died 29 April 1758, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Thérèse BRIEN dite DESROCHES 23 April 1759, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

He was 47 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) married 18 November 1765, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Françoise CAISSE

1767 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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Paul COUTU married 23 April 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Marie-Josephte FRAPPIER

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.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1786
23 March 1786
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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