HELP! flag male ancestor  François  COUSINEAU

  (b. 21 August 1718 Montréal, Canada, New France   d. 8 December 1800 Montréal, Lower Canada )  

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François COUSINEAU was born 21 August 1718 in Montréal, Canada, New France

François COUSINEAU was the child of Jean COUSINEAU   and   Jeanne BÉNARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Guynot (Guy) COUSINEAU and Marie AUBUCHON (PEPUCHON) (maternal)  Mathurin BÉNARD dit LAJEUNESSE and Marguerite VIARD dite BOURBIER

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François  married  Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS 5 July 1742 in Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS  was born 13 October 1724 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul).  Marguerite died 14 October 1791 in Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima).  Marguerite was the child of Pierre MARCHETEAU dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Marguerite PILET dite JUILLET.

François COUSINEAU died 8 December 1800 in Montréal, Lower Canada .

died at Sault-au-Récollet, Montréal


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Did You Know? 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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François COUSINEAU married flag female ancestor Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS-- Date: 5 July 1742 Place: Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS was the child of Pierre MARCHETEAU dit DESNOYERS and Marie-Marguerite PILET dite JUILLET




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birth1718 Birth
21 August 1718
Montréal, Canada, New France
marriage1742 Marriage / Partner
François COUSINEAU and Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS 5 July 1742, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.
1743 Birth of Child
Veronique COUSINEAU was born 4 January 1743, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

François was 24 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COUSINEAU was born 24 February 1756, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada

François was 37 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Veronique COUSINEAU married 12 February 1770, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Nicolas-Albert DESNOYERS dit LACROIX
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe COUSINEAU married 14 November 1774, Saint-Laurent, Montréal, Québec, Canada to Pierre GOYER dit BELISLE
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MARCHESSAULT dite DESNOYERS died 14 October 1791, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)
death1800 Death
8 December 1800
Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 9/8/2015 9:20:43 AM - Updated: 5/26/2024 11:37:08 PM

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