Louis COTE

(b. 13 March 1726 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1795 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada )

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Louis COTE was born 13 March 1726 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Louis COTE was the child of Jacques COTE and Marie-Thérèse-Elisabeth LAMBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Noël COTE and Helene GRATTON

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

Louis married Josephte HOUDE 22 November 1746 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Josephte HOUDE was born 27 February 1726 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Josephte died 20 October 1766 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Jacques HOUDE and Marie-Jeanne DEMERS.

Louis married (2) Genevieve GAUTHIER 6 October 1769 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada . Genevieve GAUTHIER was born 13 October 1747 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Genevieve died 2 April 1806 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada. Genevieve was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine HUBERT.

Louis COTE died 13 May 1795 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada.

m. Gauthier Genevieve
m. Houde Josephte

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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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Louis COTE married

Josephte HOUDE-- Date: 22 November 1746 Place: Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France
Josephte HOUDE was the child of Jacques HOUDE and Marie-Jeanne DEMERS

Children of Louis COTE and Josephte HOUDE:

Jean-Charles COTE (b.22 June 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Francoise BERGERON 22 April 1771 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada
m. Marie ROGNON dite LAROCHE 11 October 1796 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte COTE (b.30 June 1752, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France d. 13 July 1831, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Charles HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 24 June 1771 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie COTE (b.27 September 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 March 1799, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Agathe ROGNON dite LAROCHE 16 August 1786 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Marie-Therese COTE (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. 7 December 1828, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 19 August 1782 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis COTE married

Genevieve GAUTHIER-- Date: 6 October 1769 Place: Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GAUTHIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUTHIER and Catherine HUBERT

Children of Louis COTE and Genevieve GAUTHIER:

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1726 Birth
13 March 1726
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Louis COTE and Josephte HOUDE 22 November 1746, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles COTE was born 22 June 1750, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte COTE was born 30 June 1752, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 26 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie COTE was born 27 September 1764, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

Louis was 38 years old.

1766 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte HOUDE died 20 October 1766, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada

1769 Marriage / Partner
Louis COTE and Genevieve GAUTHIER 6 October 1769, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada

He was 43 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles COTE married 22 April 1771, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Francoise BERGERON

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte COTE married 24 June 1771, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Québec, Canada to Jean-Charles HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX

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.