flag female ancestor  Marie-Charlotte  COUTU (COTTU)

  (b. 29 October 1720 Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France   d. 19 December 1797 Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU) was born 29 October 1720 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU) was the child of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU)   and   Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  François COUTU (COTTU) and Louise LESIEGE (maternal)  Denis CHARPENTIER dit SANSFAÇON and Marie-Anne DESPERNAY

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Marie-Charlotte  married  Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 5 November 1742 in Lanoraie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE  was born abt. 1708 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Jean-Baptiste died 19 October 1778 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of André CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIERE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU) died 19 December 1797 in Saint-Ours, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1720 Birth
29 October 1720
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France
marriage1742 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Charlotte COUTU (COTTU) and Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE 5 November 1742 , Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

She was 22 years old.
1745 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE was born 17 February 1745, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

Marie-Charlotte was 24 years old.
1750 Birth of Child
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 2 November 1750, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Charlotte was 30 years old.
1752 Birth of Child
Charlotte CHAPDELAINE was born 16 April 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Charlotte was 31 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
François CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE was born 17 October 1754, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Charlotte was 33 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1770 Marriage of Child
Charlotte CHAPDELAINE married 24 September 1770, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Antoine-Marie ARPIN dit POTVIN
News1775 - 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.
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
François CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE married 10 November 1777 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie LEBLANC
1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE died 19 October 1778, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
marriage1784 Marriage of Child
Jean-Victor CHAPDELAINE dit LARIVIÈRE married 4 October 1784, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Charlotte BERGEVIN dite LANGEVIN
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Jean-Baptiste CHAPDELAINE married 24 January 1791, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Francoise GARAND
death1797 Death
19 December 1797
Saint-Ours, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 77.
Added: 3/30/2016 10:24:11 AM - Updated: 6/1/2025 6:58:57 PM

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