CATURIA (COUTURIER) FAMILY
Joseph Couturier (Joseph Couturier and Marie-Genevieve Ledoux) m. 21 July 1800, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu
Marie-Angelique Charpentier (Charles Charpentier and Catherine Plante)
Joseph Couturier, widower of Angelique Charpentier m. 10 February 1812, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu
Marie Forcier (Francois Forcier and Catherine Madou)
Joseph Lebrun (Joseph Lebrun and Marie-Anne Giguere) m. 6 April 1842, St-Aime-de-Massueville
Marie Couturier (Joseph Couturier and Archange Forcier)
Earlier lines of ascent are known and available for
both the paternal and maternal ancestry.
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1. Joseph Caturia/Tora/Couturier--buried 18 September 1832, St-Athanase-d'Iberville, age about 57 years. m. Mary/Marie/Agie Forestry, who d. 16 March 1870, Pepin Co., Wis., aged 95 years. 1842 lived at St-Jean-d'Iberville.
1.1 Louis Caturia, b. _ _ January 1816 (or c. 1820, 1822), Canada--d. 12 March 1899, Pepin Co., Wis. Louis Couturier, baptized 28 November 1822, St-Michel-d'Yamaska. m. (1) Harriet/Hetty Jarvis/Gervais, b. c. 1824/25, Canada--d. _ _ May 1865, Dickinson, N.Y.; m. (2) 5 October 1865, Dickinson, Franklin Co., N.Y., by Michael Taylor, minister of the M.E. Church, Louisa Fournia, b. 30 June 1830 (or 1832, 1834, 1836), Canada--d. 16 February 1914, Pepin Co., Wis., dau. of Michel and Mary (_ _ Fournia. 1850 U.S. Census, Grand Isle Co., Vt.
1.1.1 Lewis Caturia, b. c. 1842/43, Vt.
1.1.2 Joseph Caturia, b. c. 1844, Vt. Joseph Couturier, bap. 20 March 1848, St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co., N.Y. Godparents Joseph Lebrun and Margueritte Lebrun.
1.1.3 Frank Caturia, b. c. 1846, Vt. Francois Couturier, bap. 20 March 1848, St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co., N.Y. Godparents Francois Couturier and Marie Forstrier.
1.1.4 John Caturia, b. c. 1847/48, Vt. or N.Y. Jean Baptiste Couturier, bap. 20 March 1848, St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, N.Y. Godparents Joseph Couturier and Elisabeth Lebrun.
1.1.5 Seymour/Semour/Peter Caturia, b. c. 1849/50, Vt.--d. before 1898.
1.1.6 Michel Couturier, b. 1 December 1849--bap. 3/13 March 1850, St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co, N.Y. Godparents Joseph Lebrine and Rosalie Couturier.
1.2 Franklin/Francis Caturia, b. 15 January 1818 (or 22 Feb. 1819, 1820, 1827), Canada--d. 31 December 1912/13, age 94 years 10 months 9 days. Francois Couturier, baptized 20 February 1825, St-Michel- d'Yamaska. m. 1840/41/44, at Swanton, Vt., Martha Brown/Mathilde Lebrun, b. _ _ September 1818 (or 1816, 1821, 1824) at Yamaska, Quebec-- d. aged 87, 30 October 1904, Pepin Co., Wis., dau. of Joseph and Marie Anne (Giguere) Brown/ Lebrun. By 1853 to Franklin Co., N.Y. Children born there.
1.2.1 Matilde Couturier, born 16 June 1848 and baptized 1 March 1849, St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, N.Y. Godparents Antoine Couturier and Marie Forstier.
1.3 Joseph Caturia, b. __ May 1822 (or c. 1828, 1829, 1830) in St. Denis, Canada--d. 6 November 1921, Arkansaw, Pepin Co., Wis., aged 97 years 5 months 21 days. Joseph Trefle Couturier, baptized 22 May 1829, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu. m. (1) as Joseph "Seamster", 14 October 1849, North Hero, Vt., to Rosella/Rose Taylor/Tailli, b. c. 1831, Canada--d. 6 July 1874, Pepin Co., Wis., dau. of Stephen/Etienne and Flavia (Pepin) Taylor/Tailli/Tanguis; m. (2) 1 December 1879, Dunn Co., Wis., Lanoria/Lenora/Elnora/Nora Lepine, b. __ August 1856/57, N.Y., dau. of Joseph and Josephine (Rondeau) Berard dit Lepine. Possibly on the 1850 census, North Hero, Vt., as Joseph Catule, age 20, and wife Larose, age 17.
1.3.1 Joseph Caturia Jr., b. 1852 (or 1848, 1850, 1851), Vt. or N.Y. Joseph Couturier, age 5 months, son of Joseph Couturier and Rosalie Tallier, bap. 26 February 1851, St. Joseph's Corbeau, Coopersville, Clinton Co., N.Y. Godparents Louis Couturier and Flavie Dupine.d. 20 May 1917, Irvington, Wis., aged 67. m. 3 February 1874, Arkansaw, Pepin Co., Wis., Clarisa Bashaw, b. 1 December 1847/49, Vt.--d. 23 October 1895, Pepin Co., Wis., dau. of Louis and Mary (Taryon/Terrien) Bashaw/Bergeron.
This family had later children born in N.Y. and Wis.
1.4 Marie-Rosella (Rosanna, Rosetta) Caturia/ Couturier. m. 6 April 1842, St-Aime-de- Massueville, Joseph Brown/Lebrun, son of Joseph and Marie-Anne (Giguere) Lebrun.
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Antoine-Benjamin Couturier, brother of the elder Joseph
Couturier above, married in 1815 at St-Denis-sur-Richelieu
to Catherine Durivage.He may be the Antoine Caturia, 1840
census, North Hero, Vt. The Antoine Caturia Jr., 1840
census, North Hero, Vt., is possibly the following man.
2. Benjamin Catura/Cotere/Taylor, b. c. 1812/15, Canada--d. 10 June 1892/97, Pepin Co., Wis. m. (1) 15 November 1833, Grand Isle Co., Vt., by Isaac Town, Esq., Preacher, to Mary __, who d. c. 1852 or 15 August 1855 on the farm of Brenton Allen's father, North Hero, Grand Isle Co., Vt.; m. (2) 4 October 1856, Clayton, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Lucy (_ _) Lafleur, b. _ _ March 1827, Canada-- d. 13 March 1902, Pepin Co., Wis.
2.1 Joseph Catura, b. c. 1840. Civil War Veteran, Co. C, 5 Vt. Inf., d. at Fair Oaks, Va., Sept. 1862.
2.2 Lydia Caturia, b. 1842--d. 1877.
2.3 Frank Catura/Franklin L. Taylor, b. 15 December 1844, North Hero, Vt.--d. 6 January 1916, Pepin Co., Wis. m. 28 December 1867, Pepin Co., Wis., Mary Ann Caturia, dau. of Franklin and Martha (Brown) Caturia, b. 26 April 1848, N.Y.--d. 4 January 1913.
2.4 Peter Catura/Peter James Taylor, b. 15 December 1847, North Hero, Vt.--d. 20 January 1917, Pepin Co., Wis. m. 26 July 1871 to Rosella Etta Martin, b. 6 August 1850, Isle la Motte, Vt., dau. of David and Elnora (Poquette) Martin/ Bidaguin dit St. Martin.
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