Therese POULIOT

(b. 17 January 1755 , Boucherville, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1825 , Saint-Constant, Lower Canada )

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Therese POULIOT was born 17 January 1755 in Boucherville, Canada, New France

Therese POULIOT was the child of Nicolas POULIOT (POUILLOT) dit LACLERGEVIE and Thérèse LEMELIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles POULIOT (POUILLOT) dit LACLERGEVIE and Geneviève CRÉPEAU (maternal) Louis LEMELIN and Marie-Anne DELAUMAY (DELAUNAY)

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

Therese married Jean-Baptiste COTE dit LAFLEUR DECOSTE 15 June 1772 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste COTE dit LAFLEUR DECOSTE was born abt. 1717 in St-Projet, Languedoc, France. Jean-Baptiste died 18 October 1789 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada.

Therese POULIOT died 20 October 1825 in Saint-Constant, 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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Therese POULIOT married

Jean-Baptiste COTE dit LAFLEUR DECOSTE-- Date: 15 June 1772 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of Jean-Baptiste COTE dit LAFLEUR DECOSTE and Therese POULIOT:

Marie-Anne DECOSTE dite LAFLEUR (b.6 February 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Antoine LANCTOT 24 February 1800 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

Francois DECOSTE (DECOSSE) (b.9 November 1784, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1863, St-Isidore, Laprairie, Québec Canada)
m. Cecile SURPRENANT 25 November 1816 in Saint-Constant, Québec, Canada

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1755 Birth
17 January 1755
Boucherville, Canada, New France

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Therese POULIOT and Jean-Baptiste COTE dit LAFLEUR DECOSTE 15 June 1772, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 years old.

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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DECOSTE dite LAFLEUR was born 6 February 1778, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Therese was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Francois DECOSTE (DECOSSE) was born 9 November 1784, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Therese was 29 years old.