François CÔTÉ

Born

29 August 1744 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1828 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Isidore COTE Josephte GRENON

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Born: 29 August 1744 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Isidore COTE

Mother: Josephte GRENON

Paternal grandparents: Mathieu COTE , Françoise DUPIL (DUPILLE)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François GRENON , Louise CROTEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie-Jeanne-Anne BENOIT 15 October 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Jeanne-Anne BENOIT was born 17 December 1753 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Jeanne-Anne died 20 June 1830 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Jeanne-Anne was the child of François BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS.

François CÔTÉ died 10 April 1828 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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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Spouse & Children of François CÔTÉ

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François CÔTÉ married

Marie-Jeanne-Anne BENOIT
Marriage date: 15 October 1770
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Jeanne-Anne BENOIT was the child of François BENOIT dit LAFOREST and Marie-Jeanne DESROSIERS

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Children of François CÔTÉ and Marie-Jeanne-Anne BENOIT

Francois COTE

Born: 13 June 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 February 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Gabriel CÔTÉ

Born: abt. 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Angelique COTE

Born: 4 September 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 October 1847, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Married: Joseph CAYA 27 February 1797 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie COTE

Born: 28 April 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Thérèse COTE

Born: 30 April 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph COTE

Born: 9 January 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine COTE

Born: 8 September 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite COTE

Born: 8 July 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Michel COTE

Born: abt. 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine COTE

Born: 4 November 1789, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe COTE

Born: 21 October 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste COTE

Born: 6 March 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Elisabeth COTE

Born: 5 April 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1744
29 August 1744
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
François CÔTÉ and Marie-Jeanne-Anne BENOIT 15 October 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 26 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Francois COTE was born 13 June 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 27 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Angelique COTE was born 4 September 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 30 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie COTE was born 28 April 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 31 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Thérèse COTE was born 30 April 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 33 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph COTE was born 9 January 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 35 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Antoine COTE was born 8 September 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marguerite COTE was born 8 July 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 40 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Catherine COTE was born 4 November 1789, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 45 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COTE was born 21 October 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 47 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COTE was born 6 March 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 48 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Elisabeth COTE was born 5 April 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 51 years old.

1797 Marriage of Child
Angelique COTE married 27 February 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph CAYA

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

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)

1825 Death of Child
Marie COTE died 8 January 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 80 years old.

1825 Death of Child
Francois COTE died 5 February 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 80 years old.

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1828
10 April 1828
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 83.

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