Marie-Françoise
COUTURE
Born
21 July 1726
,
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Died
17 July 1791
,
Montmagny, Lower Canada
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Born: 21 July 1726 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Father:
Guillaume COUTURE
Mother:
Marie-Anne ADAM
Paternal grandparents:
Guillaume COUTURE (COUSTURE)
, Anne ÉMARD
Maternal grandparents:
Jean ADAM
, Marie MEZERAY
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Françoise married Pierre FOURNIER 5 February 1743 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre FOURNIER was born 5 December 1716 in France.
Marie-Françoise COUTURE died 17 July 1791 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Françoise COUTURE
Marie-Françoise COUTURE married 
Pierre FOURNIER
Marriage date: 5 February 1743
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Pierre FOURNIERMarriage date: 5 February 1743
Marriage place: Beaumont, Canada, New France
Children of Pierre FOURNIER and Marie-Françoise COUTURE
Marie-Thérèse FOURNIERBorn: 24 February 1750, Montmagny, Canada, New France
Died: 14 November 1813, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: 14 November 1813, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Married: Abraham BOULET (BOULAY) 15 February 1773 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Louis FOURNIERMarried: Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT 21 November 1780 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
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Birth — 172621 July 1726
Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
1743 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Françoise COUTURE and Pierre FOURNIER 5 February 1743, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)
She was 16 years old.
1750 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse FOURNIER was born 24 February 1750, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Marie-Françoise was 23 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildLouis FOURNIER was born 31 May 1756, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Marie-Françoise was 29 years old.
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.1773 Marriage of ChildMarie-Thérèse FOURNIER married 15 February 1773, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Abraham BOULET (BOULAY)
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.1780 Marriage of ChildLouis FOURNIER married 21 November 1780, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marguerite-Ursule THIBAULT
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179117 July 1791
Montmagny, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 65.
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