Marie-Josephe COTTRET

(b. 24 May 1768 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 September 1835 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe COTTRET was born 24 May 1768 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe COTTRET was the child of Louis COTTRET dit RENÉ and Marie-Michelle PROVENCHER dite VILLARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene COTTRET and Marguerite THERRIEN (maternal) Charles PROVENCHER and Josephte JUTRAS

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

Marie-Josephe married Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) 16 June 1788 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) was born 11 August 1765 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louis died 7 February 1841 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis was the child of Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR and Marie-Marguerite AUBRY.

Marie-Josephe COTTRET died 2 September 1835 in Nicolet, 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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Marie-Josephe COTTRET married

Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU)-- Date: 16 June 1788 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) was the child of Jacques BERIAULT dit BOISCLAIR and Marie-Marguerite AUBRY

Children of Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) and Marie-Josephe COTTRET:

Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR (b.16 April 1810, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jules POIRIER 2 February 1830 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1768 Birth
24 May 1768
Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe COTTRET and Louis BERIAULT (BARRIAU) 16 June 1788, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 20 years old.

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)

1810 Birth of Child
Julie BERIAULT dite BOISCLAIR was born 16 April 1810, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Josephe was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England