Francois COUTURE

Born

16 June 1769 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 January 1857 , La Prairie, Canada East

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Joseph COUTURE dit LAMONDE Marie-Louise LEMIEUX

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Born: 16 June 1769 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph COUTURE dit LAMONDE

Mother: Marie-Louise LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Alexis COUTURE dit LAMONDE , Marie-Madeleine MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Louis LEMIEUX , Marie-Geneviève THIBAULT

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Francois married Barbe-Amable BOUCHARD 13 February 1809 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Barbe-Amable BOUCHARD was born 27 April 1786 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Barbe-Amable died 18 September 1873 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Barbe-Amable was the child of Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU.

Francois COUTURE died 19 January 1857 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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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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Francois COUTURE married

Barbe-Amable BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 13 February 1809
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Barbe-Amable BOUCHARD was the child of Etienne BOUCHARD and Marie-Anne-Amable BABEU

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Children of Francois COUTURE and Barbe-Amable BOUCHARD

Anastasie COUTURE

Born: 24 March 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 2 October 1895, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine GUERTIN 21 October 1833 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1769
16 June 1769
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Francois COUTURE and Barbe-Amable BOUCHARD 13 February 1809, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 39 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Anastasie COUTURE was born 24 March 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Francois was 43 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Anastasie COUTURE married 21 October 1833, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Antoine GUERTIN

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.