François COTE

(b. 8 October 1713 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1799 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada )

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François COTE was born 8 October 1713 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

François COTE was the child of Joseph COTE and Thérèse HUOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste COTE and Geneviève VERDON (maternal) Mathurin HUOT and Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

François had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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François married Marguerite TRUDEL 9 November 1739 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite TRUDEL was born 27 April 1713 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 10 March 1778 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Pierre TRUDEL and Marguerite JACOB.

François COTE died 30 April 1799 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada.
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François COTE married

Marguerite TRUDEL-- Date: 9 November 1739 Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
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Marguerite TRUDEL was the child of Pierre TRUDEL and Marguerite JACOB

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groom's name: Francois Caute
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bride's name: Margueritte Trudel
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marriage date: 09 Nov 1739
marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
groom's father's name: Joseph Caute
groom's mother's name: Therese Huot
bride's father's name: Pierre Trudel
bride's mother's name: Margueritte Jacob
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
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bride's marital status: Single
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indexing project (batch) number: M01809-6
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018044
reference number: M-4

Children of François COTE and Marguerite TRUDEL:

François COTE (b.4 September 1740, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1811, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Angélique SOULARD 27 April 1767 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite COTE (b.2 January 1742, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 16 December 1802, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph VEZINA 18 April 1762 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie COTE (b.15 August 1743, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 August 1815, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph-Raphael ROCHON 5 July 1762 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Thérèse COTE (b.4 January 1747, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 8 March 1803, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. François MEUNIER 14 April 1766 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada
m. Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY 22 July 1793 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charlotte COTE (b.14 February 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 28 August 1834, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Prisque GOULET 2 February 1778 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Joseph COTE (b.20 September 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1826, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Genevieve OUVRARD 7 October 1777 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Catherine-Marguerite COTE (b.11 July 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. 11 September 1839, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-François ROCHON 22 November 1773 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre COTE (b.26 June 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Madeleine OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE 24 August 1778 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1713 Birth
8 October 1713
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
François COTE and Marguerite TRUDEL 9 November 1739, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François COTE was born 4 September 1740, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

François was 26 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marguerite COTE was born 2 January 1742, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

François was 28 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie COTE was born 15 August 1743, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 29 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Thérèse COTE was born 4 January 1747, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

François was 33 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Charlotte COTE was born 14 February 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

François was 34 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph COTE was born 20 September 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

François was 35 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Catherine-Marguerite COTE was born 11 July 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

François was 39 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre COTE was born 26 June 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

François was 41 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marguerite COTE married 18 April 1762, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Joseph VEZINA

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie COTE married 5 July 1762, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Raphael ROCHON

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 of Child
Thérèse COTE married 14 April 1766, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to François MEUNIER

1767 Marriage of Child
François COTE married 27 April 1767, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Marie-Angélique SOULARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Catherine-Marguerite COTE married 22 November 1773, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Jean-François ROCHON

Revolutionary War
COTE, FRANCOIS
Ancestor #: A211492
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: BAPTISED 10-8-1713 L'ANGE GARDIEN CANADA
Death: 4-30-1799 ST AUGUSTIN CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, P 26
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST AUGUSTIN - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARGUERITE TRUDEL
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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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph COTE married 7 October 1777, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Genevieve OUVRARD

1778 Marriage of Child
Charlotte COTE married 2 February 1778, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Prisque GOULET

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite TRUDEL died 10 March 1778 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

1778 Marriage of Child
Pierre COTE married 24 August 1778, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Marie-Madeleine OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE

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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Thérèse COTE married 22 July 1793, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite) to Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY

1799 Death
30 April 1799
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.

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