Pierre COSSETTE

(b. 28 March 1710 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1774 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre COSSETTE was born 28 March 1710 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Pierre COSSETTE was the child of François COSSET (COSSETTE) and Catherine LAFOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean COSSET (COSSETTE) and Marguerite ÉLOY (maternal) Jean LAFOND and Catherine SENECAL

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

Pierre married Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD 6 February 1730 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD was born 9 April 1707 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jeanne died 24 March 1791 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Jeanne was the child of Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU.

Pierre COSSETTE died 1 August 1774 in Batiscan, 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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Pierre COSSETTE married

Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD-- Date: 6 February 1730 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD was the child of Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU

Children of Pierre COSSETTE and Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD:

Pierre COSSETTE (b.29 May 1732, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 8 December 1790, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BARIL 13 January 1754 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Marie-Josephe COSSETTE (b.8 February 1736, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1822, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin CADOT 6 January 1759 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1710 Birth
28 March 1710
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COSSETTE and Jeanne BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD 6 February 1730, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 19 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Pierre COSSETTE was born 29 May 1732, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe COSSETTE was born 8 February 1736, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Pierre was 25 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Pierre COSSETTE married 13 January 1754, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Anne BARIL

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe COSSETTE married 6 January 1759, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Augustin CADOT

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.