François COTE

Born

7 September 1752 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

29 December 1809 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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François COTE Agnès ROUSSEAU

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Born: 7 September 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Father: François COTE

Mother: Agnès ROUSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Augustin-Noel COTE , Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine ROUSSEAU , Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

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François married Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 24 January 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 21 December 1756 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS.

François COTE died 29 December 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower 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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François COTE married

Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)
Marriage date: 24 January 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS

Children of François COTE and Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)

Francois COTE

Born: 17 July 1775, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 October 1836, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LECLERC 1 October 1800 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace COTE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Abel COTE

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Louis CÔTÉ

Born: 28 October 1785, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 March 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Françoise COTE

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 17 February 1845, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Married: Pierre DUPONT 10 April 1804 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas COTE

Born: abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 December 1852, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Augustin COTE

Born: 12 August 1791, Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada
Died: 30 November 1859, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Louise BRODEUR 14 February 1814 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Genevieve COTE

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Barnabe COTE

Born: abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1752
7 September 1752
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
François COTE and Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Francois COTE was born 17 July 1775, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

François was 22 years old.

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.