Joseph was born on June 23, 1803, son of Joseph Couture and Madeleine Valliere. He was baptized the same day at Saints-Gervais-et-Protais. [1]
First Marriage
He married Marie Lariviere on November 25, 1828 at Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. [2] Together, they had the following (known) children:
Marie Couture, n. 29 October 1829
Marie Magdeleine Couture, n. 29 March 1831
Joseph Felix Couture, n. 1 July 1832, d. 7 October 1832, (Died Young)
Suzanne Couture, n. 22 June 1833, d. 29 September 1836, (Died Young)
Louis Couture, n. 7 March 1835
Joseph Couture, n. 20 July 1837, d. 20 July 1837, Died Young
Unfortunately, his first wife died about a week after giving birth to their last child, likely due to complications from giving birth.
Second Marriage
He married Julie Drouin on February 21, 1841 at Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. [3][4]Together, they had the following (known) children:
Julie Couture, n. Feb 1843
He passed away about 1881.
Research Notes
Several family trees inaccurately attribute a child named Joseph Couture to this couple born on May 8, 1844 - that child is the son of Francois Xavier Couture and Leocadie Fournier.
Sources
↑Baptême et Naissance: 23 Juin 1803, Joseph Couture, fils d'Joseph Couture et de Magdeleine Valliere, "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8993-N98T-H : 16 July 2014), Saints-Gervais-et-Protais > Saints-Gervais-et-Protais > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1780-1815 > image 249 of 621; Archives Nationales du Québec (National Archives of Québec), Montréal.
↑Mariage 1: 25 Novembre 1828, Joseph Couture, fils majeur d'Joseph Couture et de Madeleine Valliere) et Marie Lariviere, (fille majeur de Jean Larivierre et de feu Marie Gagney), "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899Q-39S8-9 : 16 July 2014), Sainte-Marie > Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1825-1839 > image 146 of 719; Archives Nationales du Québec (National Archives of Québec), Montreal.
↑Mariage 2: 21 Février 1841, Joseph Couture, (veuf majeur de Marie Lariviere), et Julie Drouin (fille mineur de Louis Drouin et de Marie Dugrenier), "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-39WV-F : 16 July 2014), Sainte-Marie > Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1839-1853 > image 98 of 756; Archives Nationales du Québec (National Archives of Québec), Montréal
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