Marie-Louise COUTU

(b. 3 April 1726 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 23 March 1778 , Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Louise COUTU was born 3 April 1726 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise COUTU was the child of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE (maternal) Denis CHARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Marie-Anne DESPERNAY

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

Marie-Louise married Jean-Baptiste PLANTE 7 February 1752 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE was born 6 October 1731 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Jean-Baptiste died 21 January 1803 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste PLANTE and Marie-Jeanne HUS MILET (MILLET).

Marie-Louise COUTU died 23 March 1778 in Saint-Cuthbert, 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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Marie-Louise COUTU married

Jean-Baptiste PLANTE-- Date: 7 February 1752 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste PLANTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PLANTE and Marie-Jeanne HUS MILET (MILLET)

Children of Jean-Baptiste PLANTE and Marie-Louise COUTU:

Joseph-Gervais PLANTE (b.13 May 1759, Berthierville, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Marguerite TRUDEL 2 October 1780 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marguerite PLANTE (b.abt. 1765, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 December 1835, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Basile NAULT 26 January 1789 in Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

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1726 Birth
3 April 1726
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise COUTU and Jean-Baptiste PLANTE 7 February 1752, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 25 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Gervais PLANTE was born 13 May 1759, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Louise was 33 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.

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.