François COULOMBE

(b. 16 July 1712 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1796 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )

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François COULOMBE was born 16 July 1712 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

François COULOMBE was the child of Jean COULOMBE and Jeanne BALAN dite LACOMBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis COULOMBE and Jeanne-Marguerite BOUCAULT (maternal) Pierre BALAN dit LACOMBE and Renee BIRET

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François married Marie-Josephte LAVOIE 25 July 1746 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Josephte LAVOIE was born 11 September 1720 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Marie-Josephte died 22 November 1803 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Marie-Josephte was the child of Pierre LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine TOURNEROCHE.

François COULOMBE died 27 May 1796 in Berthier-sur-Mer, 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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Family and Children of François COULOMBE

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François COULOMBE married

Marie-Josephte LAVOIE-- Date: 25 July 1746 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte LAVOIE was the child of Pierre LAVOIE and Marie-Madeleine TOURNEROCHE

Children of François COULOMBE and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE:

Francois COULOMBE (b.3 May 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Madeleine GENDRON 9 November 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

Joseph COULOMBE (b.19 November 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 15 November 1830, Berthier-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth FOURNIER 21 January 1783 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Thomas-Charles COULOMBE (b.22 June 1756, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 20 March 1831, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie PERRON 25 November 1783 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1712 Birth
16 July 1712
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1746 Marriage / Partner
François COULOMBE and Marie-Josephte LAVOIE 25 July 1746 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 34 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Francois COULOMBE was born 3 May 1747, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

François was 34 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph COULOMBE was born 19 November 1753, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

François was 41 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Thomas-Charles COULOMBE was born 22 June 1756, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

François was 43 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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Francois COULOMBE married 9 November 1767 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud) to Madeleine GENDRON

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Joseph COULOMBE married 21 January 1783, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Elisabeth FOURNIER

1783 Marriage of Child
Thomas-Charles COULOMBE married 25 November 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Rosalie PERRON

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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