François COTE

(b. 7 September 1752 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 29 December 1809 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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François COTE was born 7 September 1752 in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

François COTE was the child of François COTE and Agnès ROUSSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Augustin-Noel COTE and Marie-Madeleine BAILLARGEON (maternal) Antoine ROUSSEAU and Anne-Catherine BOUFFARD

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

François married Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 24 January 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was born 21 December 1756 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS.

François COTE died 29 December 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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François COTE married

Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE)-- Date: 24 January 1774 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) was the child of Nicolas MORISSET (MORISSETTE) and Marie-Catherine BLAIS

Children of François COTE and Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE):

Francois COTE (b.17 July 1775, La Durantaye, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 October 1836, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LECLERC 1 October 1800 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace COTE (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Abel COTE (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Louis CÔTÉ (b.28 October 1785, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 March 1821, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

Françoise COTE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 February 1845, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East)
m. Pierre DUPONT 10 April 1804 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Nicolas COTE (b.abt. 1787, , Québec Province, Canada d. 6 December 1852, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East)

Augustin COTE (b.12 August 1791, Sainte-Rosalie, Lower Canada d. 30 November 1859, Sainte-Rosalie, Canada East)
m. Marie-Louise BRODEUR 14 February 1814 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Genevieve COTE (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Barnabe COTE (b.abt. 1808, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1752 Birth
7 September 1752
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
François COTE and Françoise MORISSET (MORISSETTE) 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 21 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Francois COTE was born 17 July 1775, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

François was 22 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.