Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Born

17 August 1696 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Died

19 September 1779 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada

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Nicolas GERVAIS Marie-Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET)

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Born: 17 August 1696 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

Father: Nicolas GERVAIS

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PAYETTE (PAYET)

Paternal grandparents: Jean GERVAIS , Anne ARCHAMBAULT

Maternal grandparents: Pierre PAYETTE dit ST-AMOUR , Louise TESSIER

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Marie-Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste COITEUX 7 January 1715 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France* . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Jean-Baptiste COITEUX was born 4 March 1689 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean-Baptiste died 31 May 1744 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques COITEUX and Barbe DEMERS (DUMAY).

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS died 19 September 1779 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

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Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS married

Jean-Baptiste COITEUX
Marriage date: 7 January 1715
Marriage place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean-Baptiste COITEUX was the child of Jacques COITEUX and Barbe DEMERS (DUMAY)

Children of Jean-Baptiste COITEUX and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Catherine COITEUX

Born: 9 May 1718, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 15 December 1791, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Married: Joseph BRIEN 23 May 1735 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Married: Laurent ARCHAMBAULT 23 May 1746 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Joseph COITEUX

Born: 29 January 1720, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 20 February 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada*

Married: Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE) 5 November 1742 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Madeleine COITEUX

Born: 25 June 1723, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 15 October 1782, Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES 3 February 1739 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Married: Antoine TROY 21 November 1757 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jacques COITEUX

Born: 22 January 1726, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 8 December 1791, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Married: Charlotte BEAUDRY 12 June 1752 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Barbe COITEUX

Born: 21 April 1731, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: ,

Married: Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHERS 12 January 1750 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Therese COITEUX

Born: 27 February 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*
Died: 12 March 1792, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Lower Canada*

Married: Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE 8 February 1751 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

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Birth — 1696
17 August 1696
Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Canada, New France*

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS and Jean-Baptiste COITEUX 7 January 1715, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

She was 18 years old.

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS - 1715 marriage (part 1)

1715 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS - 1715 marriage (part 2)

1715 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Catherine COITEUX was born 9 May 1718, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Joseph COITEUX was born 29 January 1720, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 23 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Madeleine COITEUX was born 25 June 1723, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jacques COITEUX was born 22 January 1726, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Barbe COITEUX was born 21 April 1731, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Therese COITEUX was born 27 February 1733, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 36 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Catherine COITEUX married 23 May 1735, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Joseph BRIEN

1739 Marriage of Child
Madeleine COITEUX married 3 February 1739 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHES

1742 Marriage of Child
Joseph COITEUX married 5 November 1742 , Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Marie-Anne LOISEL (LOISELLE)

1744 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste COITEUX died 31 May 1744, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

1746 Marriage of Child
Catherine COITEUX married 23 May 1746, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Laurent ARCHAMBAULT

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Barbe COITEUX married 12 January 1750, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Urbain BRIEN dit DESROCHERS

1751 Marriage of Child
Therese COITEUX married 8 February 1751, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Jacques FISSIAU dit LARAMÉE

1752 Marriage of Child
Jacques COITEUX married 12 June 1752, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Charlotte BEAUDRY

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1757 Marriage of Child
Madeleine COITEUX married 21 November 1757, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Antoine TROY

1762 Death of Child
Joseph COITEUX died 20 February 1762, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Marie-Madeleine was 65 years old.

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.

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.