François CÔTÉ

(b. 22 May 1739 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1821 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada )

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François CÔTÉ was born 22 May 1739 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

François CÔTÉ was the child of Joseph CÔTÉ and Marie-Françoise HUOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Noël COTE and Helene GRATTON (maternal) Laurent HUOT and Françoise FAVRON

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 17 October 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was born 23 April 1733 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Anne died 11 November 1770 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Anne was the child of Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE.

François married (2) Marie-Anne JOYAL 14 August 1775 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne JOYAL was born 12 February 1756 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Anne died 2 May 1844 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis-Regis JOYAL and Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER.

François CÔTÉ died 11 January 1821 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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 CÔTÉ married

Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE-- Date: 17 October 1765 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE was the child of Gabriel DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Children of François CÔTÉ and Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE:

Elisabeth COTE (b.13 August 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 December 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS 30 January 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François CÔTÉ married

Marie-Anne JOYAL-- Date: 14 August 1775 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne JOYAL was the child of Louis-Regis JOYAL and Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER

Children of François CÔTÉ and Marie-Anne JOYAL:

Marie-Louise COTE (b.25 June 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 January 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph BOISVERT 22 April 1806 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

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1739 Birth
22 May 1739
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
François CÔTÉ and Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE 17 October 1765 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Elisabeth COTE was born 13 August 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 27 years old.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne DESROSIERS dite LAFRENIÈRE died 11 November 1770, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

1775 Marriage / Partner
François CÔTÉ and Marie-Anne JOYAL 14 August 1775, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 36 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COTE was born 25 June 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

François was 45 years old.

1787 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth COTE married 30 January 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to François MANSEAU dit ROBIDAS

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Death of Child
Elisabeth COTE died 15 December 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François was 65 years old.

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise COTE married 22 April 1806, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Joseph BOISVERT

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Death
11 January 1821
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 81.

Added: 2/20/2017 12:43:08 PM - Updated: 8/29/2019 3:42:21 PM