Marie-Anne COUTU

(b. 16 October 1751 , Berthierville, Canada, New France d. 7 October 1815 , Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne COUTU was born 16 October 1751 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne COUTU was the child of René COUTU and Marguerite BRISARD (BRIZARD dite ST-GERMAIN) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON (maternal) Jean BRISARD (BRISSARD) dit SAINT-GERMAIN and Marie-Anne GERLAISE

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

Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN 21 November 1780 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN was born 12 February 1755 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-Baptiste died 28 February 1839 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Françoise BOURRET.

Marie-Anne COUTU died 7 October 1815 in Sainte-Élisabeth, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Marie-Anne COUTU married

Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN-- Date: 21 November 1780 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Françoise BOURRET

Children of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Marie-Anne COUTU:

Marie-Louise CHRETIEN (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 January 1849, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East )
m. Alexis LÉPICIER 1 March 1802 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

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1751 Birth
16 October 1751
Berthierville, 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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne COUTU and Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN 21 November 1780, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CHRETIEN married 1 March 1802, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Alexis LÉPICIER