Marie-Francoise COTNOIR

(b. 19 January 1722 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1803 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Francoise COTNOIR was born 19 January 1722 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marie-Francoise COTNOIR was the child of Louis COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) and Marie-Angelique DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine COTNOIR (COTTENOIRE) DE VILLIER and Marguerite PROVENCHER (maternal) Jean DESROSIERS DU TREMBLE and Marie Françoise PETRONILLE DANDONNEAU

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

Marie-Francoise married Francois BARIL 25 February 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Francois BARIL was born 25 May 1721 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Francois died 3 April 1801 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Francois was the child of Louis BARIL and Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER.

Marie-Francoise COTNOIR died 12 November 1803 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Francoise COTNOIR married

Francois BARIL-- Date: 25 February 1743 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Francois BARIL was the child of Louis BARIL and Anne-Charlotte TROTTIER

Children of Francois BARIL and Marie-Francoise COTNOIR:

Francois BARIL (b.19 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne BRULE 26 January 1771 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Charlotte BARIL (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 August 1833, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Daniel LAUZON 7 October 1765 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph BARIL (b.abt. 1748, Saint-Cuthbert, Canada, New France d. 22 June 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Marguerite HUBERT 23 February 1778 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
m. Ursule LAPERCHE dite ST-JEAN 12 February 1810 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Catherine BARIL (b.abt. 1753, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste HUBERT 28 June 1773 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Reine BARIL (b.5 December 1757, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )

Charles BARIL (b.3 March 1763, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 March 1827, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)

Genevieve BARIL (b.17 March 1766, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 November 1815, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada)
m. Amable NEVEU 7 January 1788 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1722 Birth
19 January 1722
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1743 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Francoise COTNOIR and Francois BARIL 25 February 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

She was 21 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Francois BARIL was born 19 August 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Marie-Francoise was 21 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine BARIL was born 5 December 1757, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Francoise was 35 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Charles BARIL was born 3 March 1763, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Francoise was 41 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BARIL married 7 October 1765, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Daniel LAUZON

1766 Birth of Child
Genevieve BARIL was born 17 March 1766, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Francoise was 44 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Francois BARIL married 26 January 1771, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne BRULE

1773 Marriage of Child
Catherine BARIL married 28 June 1773 , Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Jean-Baptiste HUBERT

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.