Marie-Louise COTTRET

(b. 28 June 1731 , Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1807 , Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise COTTRET was born 28 June 1731 in Nicolet, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise COTTRET was the child of Pierre COTTRET and Marie-Louise THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene COTTRET and Marguerite GLADU dite COGNAC (maternal) Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRON

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

Marie-Louise married Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU) 21 September 1750 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU) was born 7 October 1727 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Ignace died 25 April 1757 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Ignace was the child of Jacques DANEAU (DANIAU) and Thérèse DUPUIS dite LA GARENNE.

Marie-Louise married (2) Joseph LAPLANTE 12 April 1758 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Joseph LAPLANTE was born abt. 1728 in France. Joseph died 26 July 1807 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) .

Marie-Louise COTTRET died 6 July 1807 in Nicolet, 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-Louise COTTRET married

Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU)-- Date: 21 September 1750 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
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Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU) was the child of Jacques DANEAU (DANIAU) and Thérèse DUPUIS dite LA GARENNE

Children of Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU) and Marie-Louise COTTRET:

Louise DANEAU (DANIAU) (b.31 July 1753, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 5 October 1843, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU 7 January 1771 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Louise COTTRET married

Joseph LAPLANTE-- Date: 12 April 1758 Place: Nicolet, Canada, New France

Children of Joseph LAPLANTE and Marie-Louise COTTRET:

Antoinette LAPLANTE (b.17 May 1763, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 August 1839, Nicolet, Lower Canada )
m. François CLOUTIER 21 July 1783 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marguerite LAPLANTE (b.27 January 1771, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1847, Sainte-Monique, Nicolet, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste DUMAS 22 October 1787 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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1731 Birth
28 June 1731
Nicolet, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise COTTRET and Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU) 21 September 1750, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 19 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Louise DANEAU (DANIAU) was born 31 July 1753, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Louise was 22 years old.

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Ignace DANEAU (DANIAU) died 25 April 1757, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise COTTRET and Joseph LAPLANTE 12 April 1758, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

She was 26 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Antoinette LAPLANTE was born 17 May 1763, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Louise was 31 years old.

1771 Marriage of Child
Louise DANEAU (DANIAU) married 7 January 1771, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAPLANTE was born 27 January 1771, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Louise was 39 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.