Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE

Born

26 July 1778 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

8 August 1840 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Alexis BISSONNETTE Marguerite BESSETTE

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Born: 26 July 1778 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis BISSONNETTE

Mother: Marguerite BESSETTE

Paternal grandparents: Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Geneviève SENECAL

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) , Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

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Marie-Anne married Alexis RICHARD 2 May 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alexis RICHARD was born 14 September 1768 in Varennes, Province of Québec, Canada . Alexis died 11 June 1831 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada . Alexis was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Veronique LEDOUX.

Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE died 8 August 1840 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE married

Alexis RICHARD
Marriage date: 2 May 1796
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Alexis RICHARD was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Marie-Veronique LEDOUX

Children of Alexis RICHARD and Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE

Marie-Josephte RICHARD

Born: 6 October 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Xavier DALPE dit ST-CERNY 5 March 1821 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

Alexis RICHARD

Born: 17 October 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Felicite BREAULT (BRAULT) 24 November 1823 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1778
26 July 1778
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1796 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE and Alexis RICHARD 2 May 1796, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 17 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte RICHARD was born 6 October 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 20 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Alexis RICHARD was born 17 October 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

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

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