Pierre COCHU

(b. 27 July 1699 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 7 February 1776 , Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre COCHU was born 27 July 1699 in Québec, Canada, New France

Pierre COCHU was the child of Jacques COCHU and Marie MORIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre MORIN dit BOUCHER and Marie Madeleine MARTIN

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

Pierre married Angélique CANTARA 9 February 1728 in Yamaska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Angélique CANTARA was born 15 February 1705 in Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus). Angélique died 11 November 1755 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie). Angélique was the child of Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU.

Pierre married (2) Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE 8 January 1757 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France . Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE was born 30 August 1722 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Marie died 12 March 1762 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie was the child of François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE and Geneviève BENOIT.

Pierre COCHU died 7 February 1776 in Berthierville, 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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Pierre COCHU married

Angélique CANTARA-- Date: 9 February 1728 Place: Yamaska, Canada, New France
Angélique CANTARA was the child of Bernardin CANTARA dit DESLAURIERS and Petronille DANIS dite TOURANGEAU

Children of Pierre COCHU and Angélique CANTARA:

Marie-Angélique COCHU (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 July 1825, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. Charles-François DUFAULT 21 November 1757 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Jean-Baptiste COCHU (b.25 April 1736, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS 11 July 1763 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie-Elisabeth COCHU (b.8 April 1742, Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 1 November 1825, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE 7 January 1765 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre COCHU married

Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE-- Date: 8 January 1757 Place: Lanoraie, Canada, New France
Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE was the child of François JOURDAIN dit LAFRANCE and Geneviève BENOIT

Children of Pierre COCHU and Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE:

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1699 Birth
27 July 1699
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COCHU and Angélique CANTARA 9 February 1728, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 28 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste COCHU was born 25 April 1736, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 36 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth COCHU was born 8 April 1742, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Pierre was 42 years old.

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

1755 Death of Spouse/Partner
Angélique CANTARA died 11 November 1755, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

1757 Marriage / Partner
Pierre COCHU and Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE 8 January 1757, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

He was 57 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique COCHU married 21 November 1757, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie) to Charles-François DUFAULT

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie JOURDAIN dite LAFRANCE died 12 March 1762, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste COCHU married 11 July 1763, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Marie-Louise PEPIN dite DESCARDONNETS

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Elisabeth COCHU married 7 January 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine) to Antoine BARTHE dit BELLEVILLE

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.