Augustin-Francois COTE

(b. 20 April 1757 , Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 31 May 1824 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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Augustin-Francois COTE was born 20 April 1757 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Augustin-Francois COTE was the child of Louis-Augustin COTE and Marie-Josephte PION dite LAFONTAINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CÔTÉ and Marie-Anne LAMBERT (maternal) Maurice PION dit LAFONTAINE and Marie-Thérèse CHICOINE

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

Augustin-Francois married Josephte BÉRARD 7 February 1780 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Josephte BÉRARD was born 2 December 1760 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Josephte died 30 January 1839 in Saint-Hugues, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL.

Augustin-Francois COTE died 31 May 1824 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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Augustin-Francois COTE married

Josephte BÉRARD-- Date: 7 February 1780 Place: Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte BÉRARD was the child of Joseph BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Marguerite CARDINAL

Children of Augustin-Francois COTE and Josephte BÉRARD:

Josephte COTE (b.abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 March 1859, Saint-Nicolas, Lévis, Canada East )
m. Joseph MAGNAN 3 August 1801 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Hyacinthe COTE (b.18 February 1790, Saint-Hyacinthe, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 December 1870, Ste-Angélique, Papineauville, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marguerite ARCAND 18 July 1814 in Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)*

Desanges COTE (b.11 July 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 23 April 1828, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Charles LANGLOIS 19 May 1817 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Basile COTE (b.4 January 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Caroline-Elisabeth PARENT 2 August 1824 in Montebello, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Augustin COTE (b.abt. 1819, , Québec Province, Canada d. 18 March 1901, Montebello, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne-Madeleine LEGAULT 1843 in Montebello, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1757 Birth
20 April 1757
Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Augustin-Francois COTE and Josephte BÉRARD 7 February 1780, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

He was 22 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe COTE was born 18 February 1790, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Augustin-Francois was 32 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1795 Birth of Child
Desanges COTE was born 11 July 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Augustin-Francois was 38 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Basile COTE was born 4 January 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Augustin-Francois was 39 years old.

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Josephte COTE married 3 August 1801, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Joseph MAGNAN

1814 Marriage of Child
Hyacinthe COTE married 18 July 1814, Sainte-Geneviève, Québec, Canada (Pierrefonds)* to Marguerite ARCAND

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Desanges COTE married 19 May 1817, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Charles LANGLOIS

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England