Marie-Madeleine COCHU

Born

7 August 1693 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

31 May 1753 , Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France

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Jacques COCHU Marie MORIN

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Born: 7 August 1693 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Jacques COCHU

Mother: Marie MORIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MORIN dit BOUCHER , Marie Madeleine MARTIN

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Marie-Madeleine married Michel ROUSSEAU 17 September 1714 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Michel ROUSSEAU was born abt. 1692 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Michel died 4 January 1723 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Michel was the child of Jacques ROUSSEAU and Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT).

Marie-Madeleine married (2) François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) 17 January 1735 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France . François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) was born 10 June 1682 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. François died 17 April 1765 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. François was the child of François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT).

Marie-Madeleine COCHU died 31 May 1753 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France .
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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 Marie-Madeleine COCHU

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Marie-Madeleine COCHU married

Michel ROUSSEAU
Marriage date: 17 September 1714
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Michel ROUSSEAU was the child of Jacques ROUSSEAU and Marguerite GUILLEBOUT (GUILBAULT)

Children of Michel ROUSSEAU and Marie-Madeleine COCHU

Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU

Born: 22 March 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Geneviève BORDELEAU 29 July 1743 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Louis-Jacques ROUSSEAU

Born: 28 January 1723, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1797, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE 14 October 1745 Place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Ursule-Françoise ROUSSEAU

Born: abt. 1725, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Madeleine COCHU married

François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET)
Marriage date: 17 January 1735
Marriage place: Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) was the child of François FRECHETTE and Anne LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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Birth — 1693
7 August 1693
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1714 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine COCHU and Michel ROUSSEAU 17 September 1714, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 21 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU was born 22 March 1718, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

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

1723 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel ROUSSEAU died 4 January 1723, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

1723 Birth of Child
Louis-Jacques ROUSSEAU was born 28 January 1723, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1735 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine COCHU and François FRÉCHETTE (FRÉCHET) 17 January 1735, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada

She was 41 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste ROUSSEAU married 29 July 1743, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Geneviève BORDELEAU

1745 Marriage of Child
Louis-Jacques ROUSSEAU married 14 October 1745, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada to Françoise MARION dite FONTAINE

Death — 1753
31 May 1753
Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada, New France
She died at the age of 59.

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