François COTE

Born

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

Died

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

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Joseph COTE Thérèse HUOT

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Born: 8 October 1713 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph COTE

Mother: Thérèse HUOT

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste COTE , Geneviève VERDON

Maternal grandparents: Mathurin HUOT , Marie LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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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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Marguerite TRUDEL
Marriage date: 9 November 1739
Marriage 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

Born: 4 September 1740, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died: 6 June 1811, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique SOULARD 27 April 1767 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marguerite COTE

Born: 2 January 1742, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 16 December 1802, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph VEZINA 18 April 1762 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Marie COTE

Born: 15 August 1743, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 15 August 1815, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Raphael ROCHON 5 July 1762 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Thérèse COTE

Born: 4 January 1747, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 8 March 1803, Verchères, Lower Canada

Married: François MEUNIER 14 April 1766 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BEAUDRY 22 July 1793 Place: Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

Charlotte COTE

Born: 14 February 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 28 August 1834, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Prisque GOULET 2 February 1778 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Joseph COTE

Born: 20 September 1749, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1826, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve OUVRARD 7 October 1777 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

Catherine-Marguerite COTE

Born: 11 July 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1839, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-François ROCHON 22 November 1773 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre COTE

Born: 26 June 1755, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Madeleine OUVRARD dite LAPERRIÈRE 24 August 1778 Place: L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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Birth — 1713
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

Death — 1799
30 April 1799
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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