Marie-Francoise COUTURE

Born

10 September 1746 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

21 April 1817 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Louis COUTURE Francoise GIRARD

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Born: 10 September 1746 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Louis COUTURE

Mother: Francoise GIRARD

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume COUTURE , Marie-Anne ADAM

Maternal grandparents: Jacques GIRARD , Mathurine POIRÉ

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Marie-Francoise married Benoni FOURNIER 14 January 1771 in Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Benoni FOURNIER was born abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Benoni died 31 December 1810 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Benoni was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Angelique BOSSE.

Marie-Francoise COUTURE died 21 April 1817 in Montmagny, 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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Marie-Francoise COUTURE married

Benoni FOURNIER
Marriage date: 14 January 1771
Marriage place: Beaumont, Province of Québec, Canada
Benoni FOURNIER was the child of Louis FOURNIER and Angelique BOSSE

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Francois FOURNIER

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie DUCHESNEAU 28 January 1800 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1746
10 September 1746
Beaumont, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise COUTURE and Benoni FOURNIER 14 January 1771, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

She was 24 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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Francois FOURNIER married 28 January 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie DUCHESNEAU