immigrant flag male ancestor  Barthélémy  COTTON (COTON)

  (b. abt. 1641 France   d. 25 February 1727 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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Barthélémy COTTON (COTON) was born abt. 1641 in France

Barthélémy COTTON (COTON) was the child of ?   and   ?

Barthélémy was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1691.

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

Barthélémy  married  Jeanne LEROUGE 24 September 1691 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne LEROUGE  was born abt. 1660 in Paris, France.  Jeanne died 19 February 1735 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Jeanne was the child of Jean LEROUGE and Jeanne POTAGNE (POITEVIN).

Barthélémy COTTON (COTON) died 25 February 1727 in Québec, Canada, New France .





son of Antoine Cotton and Françoise Turine


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Occupation

Barthélémy COTTON (COTON) was a Soldat.
The soldat, or soldier, is the first military rank in the army, at the first level of military hierarchy.

Some of the first soldiers to set foot on Canadian soil were French or English men, hired by companies engaged in exploration or the fur trade. These companies were responsible for all costs associated with the soldiers: recruitment, overseas travel, equipment, maintenance and salary. The soldiers were responsible for protecting the expeditions and their interests.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Soldier's Tale: Life as a Soldat in 18th Century New France
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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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