Antoine COTNOIR

Born

30 September 1743 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

28 February 1803 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Antoine COTNOIR Marie-Louise FORCIER

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Born: 30 September 1743 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine COTNOIR

Mother: Marie-Louise FORCIER

Paternal grandparents: Louis COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) , Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Antoine FORCIER , Gertrude JOYAL

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Antoine married Claire BELANGER 27 May 1766 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Claire BELANGER was born 18 February 1746 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Claire died 8 February 1813 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Claire was the child of Pierre-Paul BELANGER and Claire FOURNIER.

Antoine COTNOIR died 28 February 1803 in Yamaska, 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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Antoine COTNOIR married

Claire BELANGER
Marriage date: 27 May 1766
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Claire BELANGER was the child of Pierre-Paul BELANGER and Claire FOURNIER

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Antoine COTNOIR

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth CANTARA 7 November 1796 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise COTNOIR dite CATTENAIS

Born: 21 July 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1866, Québec, Canada East

Married: Pierre BADAYAC dit LAPLANTE 8 November 1802 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1743
30 September 1743
Saint-François-du-Lac, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Antoine COTNOIR and Claire BELANGER 27 May 1766, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 22 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COTNOIR dite CATTENAIS was born 21 July 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Antoine was 34 years old.

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)

1796 Marriage of Child
Antoine COTNOIR married 7 November 1796, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Elisabeth CANTARA

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise COTNOIR dite CATTENAIS married 8 November 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Pierre BADAYAC dit LAPLANTE