Thérèse de Couagne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian businesswoman
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Thérèse de Couagne
- Thérèse de Couagne (19 January 1697 – 26 February 1764) was a knowledgeable business woman who played an active role in the New France economy. Thérèse de Couagne was born on 19 January 1697 in Montreal, New France.
- She was the daughter of Charles de Couagne, a merchant trader, and Marie Gaudé She died on 26 February 1764 at the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal.
- She was married to François Poulin de Francheville on 27 November 1718 and became a widow on 28 November 1733.
- She became interested in business after her husband died.She also inherited ownership of the slave Marie-Joseph Angélique, who was convicted of setting de Couagne's house on alight, starting the fire of Montreal in 1734.
- (Angélique was executed, but contemporary historians are unsure who set the fire.)
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