Joseph COTE

(b. 17 January 1774 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 5 January 1834 , Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )

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Joseph COTE was born 17 January 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph COTE was the child of Augustin COTE and Ursule GUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas COTE and Geneviève GAGNON (maternal) Noel GUAY (CASTONGUAY) and Marie-Josephte TREMBLAY

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

Joseph married Elisabeth SIMARD 14 July 1801 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth SIMARD was born 28 November 1779 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Elisabeth died 11 March 1861 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Elisabeth was the child of Isaac SIMARD and Agathe GIRARD.

Joseph COTE died 5 January 1834 in Les Éboulements, 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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Joseph COTE married

Elisabeth SIMARD-- Date: 14 July 1801 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Elisabeth SIMARD was the child of Isaac SIMARD and Agathe GIRARD

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Children of Joseph COTE and Elisabeth SIMARD:

Athalie COTE (b.16 August 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 27 January 1867, Les Éboulements, Canada East )
m. André BOUCHARD 27 November 1821 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Anselme-Antoine COTE (b.21 May 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 27 January 1891, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada )
m. Archange DESGAGNES 6 May 1828 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Celanire COTE (b.abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph DEGAGNE 11 November 1828 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Marcelline COTE (b.8 July 1814, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Lower Canada d. 12 July 1892, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada)
m. Francois BOUCHARD 10 February 1835 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1774 Birth
17 January 1774
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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)

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)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph COTE and Elisabeth SIMARD 14 July 1801, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 27 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Athalie COTE was born 16 August 1803, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 29 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Anselme-Antoine COTE was born 21 May 1808, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marcelline COTE was born 8 July 1814, Saint-Urbain, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 40 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

1821 Marriage of Child
Athalie COTE married 27 November 1821, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to André BOUCHARD

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Marriage of Child
Anselme-Antoine COTE married 6 May 1828, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Archange DESGAGNES

1828 Marriage of Child
Celanire COTE married 11 November 1828, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Joseph DEGAGNE

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England