Jean-François COTE

(b. 19 March 1709 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1793 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Jean-François COTE was born 19 March 1709 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Jean-François COTE was the child of Martin COTE and Marguerite FERLAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathieu-Jean COTE and Elisabeth GRAVEL (maternal) François FERLAND and Jeanne-Françoise MILLOIR

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

Jean-François married Catherine PAQUET 25 February 1737 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine PAQUET was born 28 February 1715 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 31 January 1794 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Catherine was the child of Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Genevieve PAULET.

Jean-François COTE died 5 May 1793 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower 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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Jean-François COTE married

Catherine PAQUET-- Date: 25 February 1737 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Catherine PAQUET was the child of Antoine PAQUET dit LAVALLEE and Genevieve PAULET

Children of Jean-François COTE and Catherine PAQUET:

Catherine COTE (b.11 March 1743, Beaumont, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1811, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph COTE 11 September 1797 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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1709 Birth
19 March 1709
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1737 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François COTE and Catherine PAQUET 25 February 1737, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Catherine COTE was born 11 March 1743, Beaumont, Québec, Canada (Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont)

Jean-François was 34 years old.

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.

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.