Marie-Anne LEGARE

(b. 22 August 1736 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1804 , Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne LEGARE was born 22 August 1736 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne LEGARE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEGARE and Thérèse ROUSSIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas LEGARE and Anne DUPRÉ (maternal) Nicolas ROUSSIN and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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

Marie-Anne married Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE 8 January 1761 in Château-Richer, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was born 1 October 1733 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Paul died 17 March 1811 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception). Paul was the child of Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marguerite DUMAS.

Marie-Anne LEGARE died 2 October 1804 in Saint-Ours, 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-Anne LEGARE married

Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE-- Date: 8 January 1761 Place: Château-Richer, Canada
Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste COCHON (CAUCHON) and Marguerite DUMAS

Children of Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE and Marie-Anne LEGARE:

Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE (b.15 November 1761, Château-Richer, Canada d. 15 October 1814, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Marie ALLAIRE 13 January 1783 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
m. Michel LECLERC 6 June 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON (b.3 May 1768, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Genevieve MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT) 18 July 1791 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
m. Geneviève GAMARD dite POUTICHEROT 14 August 1814 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON (b.15 November 1769, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 June 1856, Saint-Ours, Canada East )
m. Marguerite LANDRY 30 September 1793 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Joseph LAMOTHE dit COCHON (b.1 June 1776, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Josephe LEBLANC 26 November 1801 in Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Françoise CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE (b.31 July 1779, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1824, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN 25 September 1797 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1736 Birth
22 August 1736
Château-Richer, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne LEGARE and Paul COCHON (CAUCHON) dit LAMOTHE 8 January 1761, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

She was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE was born 15 November 1761, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Anne was 25 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 3 May 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne was 31 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON was born 15 November 1769, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Anne was 33 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph LAMOTHE dit COCHON was born 1 June 1776, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Françoise CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE was born 31 July 1779, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Anne was 42 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 13 January 1783, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Jean-Marie ALLAIRE

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 6 June 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Michel LECLERC

1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre LAMOTHE dit COCHON married 18 July 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Genevieve MIGNEAULT (MIGNOT) (MIGNAULT)

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Paul LAMOTHE dit CAUCHON married 30 September 1793 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marguerite LANDRY

1797 Marriage of Child
Françoise CAUCHON dite LAMOTHE married 25 September 1797, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Antoine ARPIN dit POTVIN

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph LAMOTHE dit COCHON married 26 November 1801, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Josephe LEBLANC