Marie-Catherine COUTURIER

(b. 6 February 1774 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 August 1822 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine COUTURIER was born 6 February 1774 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine COUTURIER was the child of André COUTURIER dit SANSCHAGRIN and Catherine SAVARD and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph-Simon SAVARD and Catherine ALLAIRE

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

Marie-Catherine married Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC 19 November 1792 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC was born 1 September 1762 in Neumark, Krautheim, Germany. Georges Ignace died 14 December 1822 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).

Marie-Catherine COUTURIER died 4 August 1822 in La Malbaie, 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-Catherine COUTURIER married

Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC-- Date: 19 November 1792 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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This marriage record calls him Jean Charles Ignace Leard and gives his parents names as Jean Georges Leard and Marie Catherine Dessar from Strasbourg.

Children of Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC and Marie-Catherine COUTURIER:

Marie LESSARD (b.20 August 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 22 December 1879, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Louis VILLENEUVE 1 February 1814 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Radegonde LESSARD (b.4 December 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 28 July 1853, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Jean BOUDREAU 12 January 1819 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Georges LESSARD (b.22 June 1799, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Anastasie CHORET 2 October 1820 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre LESSARD (b.28 June 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 12 June 1865, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Claire BOUDREAU 17 February 1824 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Elisabeth LESSARD (b.14 May 1808, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 23 January 1900, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph DUCHESNE 6 February 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1774 Birth
6 February 1774
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine COUTURIER and Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC 19 November 1792, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 18 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie LESSARD was born 20 August 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Radegonde LESSARD was born 4 December 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 21 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Georges LESSARD was born 22 June 1799, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1802 Birth of Child
Pierre LESSARD was born 28 June 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 28 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LESSARD was born 14 May 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie LESSARD married 1 February 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louis VILLENEUVE

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.

1819 Marriage of Child
Radegonde LESSARD married 12 January 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean BOUDREAU

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England