Françoise CAISSE

(b. 11 March 1741 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1781 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Françoise CAISSE was born 11 March 1741 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Françoise CAISSE was the child of François CAISSE dit LE DRAGON and Marie-Louise-Françoise SAUVAGE and the grandchild of: (maternal) François SAUVAGE dit SERGENT and Marie-Françoise MOUET DE MORAS

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

Françoise married Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) 18 November 1765 in Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) was born 12 February 1742 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Joseph-Ambroise died 29 December 1782 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Joseph-Ambroise was the child of Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN.

Françoise CAISSE died 22 March 1781 in Berthierville, 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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Françoise CAISSE married

Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU)-- Date: 18 November 1765 Place: Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) was the child of Étienne COUTU (COTTU) and Marguerite COULON dite MABRIAN

Children of Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) and Françoise CAISSE:

Joseph COUTU (b.abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Louise MANDEVILLE 1 October 1787 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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Postcards and Memories of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1741 Birth
11 March 1741
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Françoise CAISSE and Joseph-Ambroise COUTU (COTTU) 18 November 1765, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 24 years old.

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.