flag female ancestor  Marie-Élisabeth-Claire  COUTU

  (b. 28 December 1824 Berthierville, Lower Canada   d. 21 September 1884 Saint-Guillaume, Québec, Canada )  

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Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU was born 28 December 1824 in Berthierville, Lower Canada

Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU was the child of Pierre COUTU   and   Josephte SYLVESTRE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Louis COUTU and Marie GRIMARD dite MORAND (maternal)  Pierre SYLVESTRE and Marie-Josephte BEAUGRAND dite CHAMPAGNE

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Marie-Élisabeth-Claire  married  Pierre BAYEUR (PAILLEUR) 28 January 1845 in Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre BAYEUR (PAILLEUR)  was born abt. 1825 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Pierre was the child of Louis BEYER (BAYEUR) and Marguerite BONIN.

Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU died 21 September 1884 in Saint-Guillaume, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU

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Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU married flag male ancestor Pierre BAYEUR (PAILLEUR)-- Date: 28 January 1845 Place: Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada
Pierre BAYEUR (PAILLEUR) was the child of Louis BEYER (BAYEUR) and Marguerite BONIN




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Children of Pierre BAYEUR (PAILLEUR) and Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU:

flag female ancestor Henriette BAYEUR (PAILLEUR) (b.17 September 1862, Saint-Guillaume, Canada East   d. , )
m. Louis TESSIER 3 September 1878



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birth1824 Birth
28 December 1824
Berthierville, Lower Canada
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1845 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Élisabeth-Claire COUTU and Pierre BAYEUR (PAILLEUR) 28 January 1845, Saint-Thomas, Joliette, Quebec, Canada

She was 20 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1862 Birth of Child
Henriette BAYEUR (PAILLEUR) was born 17 September 1862, Saint-Guillaume, Québec, Canada (Saint-Guillaume-d'Upton)

Marie-Élisabeth-Claire was 37 years old.
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
death1884 Death
21 September 1884
Saint-Guillaume, Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 59.
Added: 12/24/2019 12:22:26 PM - Updated: 3/14/2025 5:47:04 PM

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