Michel COUILLARD

(b. 1 April 1741 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1782 , Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Michel COUILLARD was born 1 April 1741 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Canada, New France

Michel COUILLARD was the child of Pierre COUILLARD and Marie-Josephte BOISSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) René COUILLARD and Geneviève GUIGNARD (GIGNARD) (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BOISSON dit ST-ONGE and Marie-Anne LEGROS

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Michel married Marie-Scholastique DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 8 November 1763 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Scholastique DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was born 9 February 1742 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Scholastique died 7 July 1823 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Marie-Scholastique was the child of Ambroise-Antoine BRISEBOIS and Marie-Anne LEGAULT.

Michel COUILLARD died 14 May 1782 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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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Michel COUILLARD married

Marie-Scholastique DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS-- Date: 8 November 1763 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Scholastique DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS was the child of Ambroise-Antoine BRISEBOIS and Marie-Anne LEGAULT

Children of Michel COUILLARD and Marie-Scholastique DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS:

Marie-Louise COUILLARD (b.1 November 1765, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 March 1820, Sainte-Geneviève, Lower Canada )
m. François QUEVILLON 18 November 1782 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Felicite COUILLARD (b.3 September 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph LEGAULT 16 June 1788 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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1741 Birth
1 April 1741
Pointe-Claire, Montréal, 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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Michel COUILLARD and Marie-Scholastique DUBOIS dite BRISEBOIS 8 November 1763, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COUILLARD was born 1 November 1765, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

Michel was 24 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Felicite COUILLARD was born 3 September 1770, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

Michel was 29 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.