Françoise COUTU (COTTU)

(b. 23 April 1710 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 29 October 1786 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise COUTU (COTTU) was born 23 April 1710 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Françoise COUTU (COTTU) was the child of François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre LESIEGE and Marguerite DE LAPLACE

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Françoise married Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE 8 March 1734 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE was born 13 March 1714 in Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Québec, Canada . Pierre-Joseph was the child of Jean-Aubin LAMBERT and Marie-Anne HOUDE.

Françoise COUTU (COTTU) died 29 October 1786 in Berthierville, 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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Françoise COUTU (COTTU) married

Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 8 March 1734 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
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Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Jean-Aubin LAMBERT and Marie-Anne HOUDE

Children of Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Françoise COUTU (COTTU):

Louise LAMBERT dite AUBIN (b.8 September 1736, Contrecœur, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste-Francois PLANTE 7 February 1760 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Françoise AUBIN dite LAMBERT (b.17 May 1738, , Québec Province, Canada d. 12 May 1822, , Québec Province, Canada )

François LAMBERT dit AUBIN (b.22 July 1740, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 12 April 1800, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT 7 July 1760 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Marie-Anne LAMBERT dite AUBIN (b.25 October 1742, Lanoraie, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1814, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME 11 January 1762 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite AUBIN dite LAMBERT (b.15 September 1744, Sorel, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE 11 July 1763 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph AUBIN dit LAMBERT (b.abt. 1746, , Québec Province, Canada d. 4 May 1824, Berthierville, Lower Canada )

Joseph-Antoine LAMBERT dit AUBIN (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 January 1837, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Genevieve GUILBAULT 3 October 1808 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1710 Birth
23 April 1710
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Françoise COUTU (COTTU) and Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE 8 March 1734, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 23 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louise LAMBERT dite AUBIN was born 8 September 1736, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Françoise was 26 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Françoise AUBIN dite LAMBERT was born 17 May 1738, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Françoise was 28 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François LAMBERT dit AUBIN was born 22 July 1740, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Françoise was 30 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LAMBERT dite AUBIN was born 25 October 1742, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Françoise was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marguerite AUBIN dite LAMBERT was born 15 September 1744, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Françoise was 34 years old.

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Louise LAMBERT dite AUBIN married 7 February 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste-Francois PLANTE

1760 Marriage of Child
François LAMBERT dit AUBIN married 7 July 1760, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Geneviève COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LAMBERT dite AUBIN married 11 January 1762 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Etienne CHARRON dit DUCHARME

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marguerite AUBIN dite LAMBERT married 11 July 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste PLOUFFE

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.