Marguerite LACOSTE

Born

13 June 1705 , Longueuil, Canada, New France

Died

19 April 1788 , Contrecœur, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

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Born: 13 June 1705 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

Father: Alexandre LACOSTE dit LANGUEDOC

Mother: Marguerite DENEAU (DENIAU)

Maternal grandparents: Jean DENEAU (DENIAU) (DAIGNEAU) , Helene (Hellaine) DODIN (GODIN)

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Marguerite married Nicolas FAVREAU 5 October 1722 in Boucherville, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Nicolas FAVREAU was born 1 March 1701 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Nicolas died 11 November 1729 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Nicolas was the child of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marie-Barbe MEUNIER.

Marguerite married (2) Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN 8 January 1741 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 30 December 1715 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Angélique BONIN.

Marguerite LACOSTE died 19 April 1788 in Contrecœur, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marguerite LACOSTE married

Nicolas FAVREAU
Marriage date: 5 October 1722
Marriage place: Boucherville, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Nicolas FAVREAU was the child of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marie-Barbe MEUNIER

Children of Nicolas FAVREAU and Marguerite LACOSTE

Veronique FAVREAU

Born: 25 July 1723, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis POIRIER 3 April 1742 Place: Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Joseph FAVREAU

Born: 5 June 1725, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Angélique-Marie CHARLAND 18 October 1745 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Simon FAVREAU

Born: 8 March 1727, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE 19 January 1750 Place: Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Francoise FAVREAU

Born: 16 May 1730, Boucherville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1791, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste HAN dit CHAUSSE 22 February 1745 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Married: Joseph LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU) 25 January 1754 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Married: Louis PROVOST 14 January 1760 Place: Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Marguerite LACOSTE married

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN
Marriage date: 8 January 1741
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was the child of Jean-Mathieu COITOU dit ST-JEAN and Angélique BONIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN and Marguerite LACOSTE

Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN

Born: 7 July 1742, Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Died: 29 October 1809, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève DUVAL 13 October 1760 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

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Birth — 1705
13 June 1705
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LACOSTE and Nicolas FAVREAU 5 October 1722, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

She was 17 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Veronique FAVREAU was born 25 July 1723, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 18 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Joseph FAVREAU was born 5 June 1725, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 19 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Simon FAVREAU was born 8 March 1727, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 21 years old.

1729 Death of Spouse/Partner
Nicolas FAVREAU died 11 November 1729, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

1730 Birth of Child
Francoise FAVREAU was born 16 May 1730, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LACOSTE and Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN 8 January 1741, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

She was 35 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Veronique FAVREAU married 3 April 1742 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Louis POIRIER

1742 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN was born 7 July 1742, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Francoise FAVREAU married 22 February 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Jean-Baptiste HAN dit CHAUSSE

1745 Marriage of Child
Joseph FAVREAU married 18 October 1745, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Angélique-Marie CHARLAND

1750 Marriage of Child
Simon FAVREAU married 19 January 1750, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes) to Marie-Anne BANLIER dite LAPERLE

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Francoise FAVREAU married 25 January 1754, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Joseph LESCARBOT (LESCARBEAU)

1760 Marriage of Child
Francoise FAVREAU married 14 January 1760 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Louis PROVOST

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COITOU dit ST JEAN married 13 October 1760, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Geneviève DUVAL

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.