Name Therese Couagne | ||
Therese de Couagne (19 January 1697 – 26 February 1764) was a knowledgeable business woman who played an active role in the New France economy.
Therese 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 Gaude She died on 26 February 1764 at the Hotel-Dieu de Montreal. She was married to Francois 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 Angelique, who was convicted of setting de Couagne's house on alight, starting the fire of Montreal in 1734. (Angelique was executed, but contemporary historians are unsure who set the fire.)