Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

(b. 10 August 1697 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1778 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) was born 10 August 1697 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) was the child of Pierre CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and Anne GAUDREAU and the grandchild of: (maternal) Gilles GAUDREAU and Anne PINEAULT dite LA VIEVILLE

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

Thomas married Marie-Françoise RICHARD 20 April 1723 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Françoise RICHARD was born 10 August 1692 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Françoise died 2 September 1767 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Françoise was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES.

Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) died 7 February 1778 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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Family and Children of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET)

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Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) married

Marie-Françoise RICHARD-- Date: 20 April 1723 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Françoise RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Children of Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and Marie-Françoise RICHARD:

Jacques CAOUETTE (b.22 September 1727, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 21 May 1793, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Genevieve OUABART dite LANGLAIS 3 August 1750 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste CAOUETTE (b.13 June 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marthe FORTIN 17 November 1762 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1697 Birth
10 August 1697
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1723 Marriage / Partner
Thomas CAOUETTE (CAOUET) and Marie-Françoise RICHARD 20 April 1723, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jacques CAOUETTE was born 22 September 1727, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thomas was 30 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAOUETTE was born 13 June 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thomas was 35 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Jacques CAOUETTE married 3 August 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Genevieve OUABART dite LANGLAIS

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

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste CAOUETTE married 17 November 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marthe FORTIN

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise RICHARD died 2 September 1767, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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.