flag male ancestor  Joseph-Ambroise  COUTU (COTTU)

  (b. 12 February 1742 Lavaltrie, Canada, New France   d. 29 December 1782 Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) was born 12 February 1742 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France

Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) was the child of Étienne COUTU (COTTU)   and   Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE (maternal)  René COULON dit MABRIAN and Geneviève VANIER dite LAFONTAINE

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Joseph-Ambroise  married  Françoise CAISSE 18 November 1765 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Françoise CAISSE  was born 11 March 1741 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Françoise died 22 March 1781 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).  Françoise was the child of François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON and Marie-Louise-Françoise SAUVAGE.

Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) died 29 December 1782 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) married flag female ancestor Françoise CAISSE-- Date: 18 November 1765 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise CAISSE was the child of François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON and Marie-Louise-Françoise SAUVAGE




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birth1742 Birth
12 February 1742
Lavaltrie, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) and Françoise CAISSE 18 November 1765, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 23 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise CAISSE died 22 March 1781, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
death1782 Death
29 December 1782
Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 40.
Added: 8/19/2019 11:47:36 AM - Updated: 8/19/2019 11:49:43 AM

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