Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS

(b. 19 September 1763 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 March 1840 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada )

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Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS was born 19 September 1763 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS was the child of Michel VIEL dit COSSAIS and Elisabeth MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jacques MARIER (LEMARIÉ) and Angélique DESROCHES

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

Louise married Jean Georges FINSTERER 23 February 1784 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean Georges FINSTERER was born abt. 1759 Jean Georges died 18 October 1839 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).

Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS died 4 March 1840 in L'Acadie, 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.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS married

Jean Georges FINSTERER-- Date: 23 February 1784 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean Georges FINSTERER and Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS:

Apolline FINSTERER (b.2 December 1785, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 May 1861, L'Acadie, Canada East )
m. Louis BOUCHARD 19 May 1806 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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1763 Birth
19 September 1763
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Louise VIEL dite COSSAIS and Jean Georges FINSTERER 23 February 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 20 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Apolline FINSTERER was born 2 December 1785, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louise was 22 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)

1806 Marriage of Child
Apolline FINSTERER married 19 May 1806, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Louis BOUCHARD

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