Louis
COUTU
Born
7 December 1786
,
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
4 March 1852
,
Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Canada East
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Born: 7 December 1786 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Louis married Marie-Josephe DAGENAIS 14 August 1810 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe DAGENAIS was born 18 June 1786 in Saint-Martin, Laval, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephe died 2 March 1842 in Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Québec, Canada.
Louis COUTU died 4 March 1852 in Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Louis COUTU
Louis COUTU married 
Marie-Josephe DAGENAIS
Marriage date: 14 August 1810
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Josephe DAGENAISMarriage date: 14 August 1810
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
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Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Louis COUTU and Marie-Josephe DAGENAIS
Catherine COUTUBorn: 6 December 1824, Sainte-Elizabeth, D'Autray, Lower Canada
Died: ,
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Married: Chrystophe HUS dit CAPISTRAN 31 December 1849
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Birth — 17867 December 1786
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1810 Marriage / PartnerLouis COUTU and Marie-Josephe DAGENAIS 14 August 1810, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 23 years old.
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 England1824 Birth of ChildCatherine COUTU was born 6 December 1824, Sainte-Elizabeth, D'Autray, Québec, Canada
Louis was 38 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1842 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Josephe DAGENAIS died 2 March 1842, Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Québec, 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)
Death — 18524 March 1852
Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Canada East
He died at the age of 65.
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