Marguerite SAUVAGEAU

Born

22 December 1696 , Grondines, Canada, New France

Died

28 January 1771 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis SAUVAGEAU Marguerite MARTIN dite MASSE

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Born: 22 December 1696 in Grondines, Canada, New France

Father: Alexis SAUVAGEAU

Mother: Marguerite MARTIN dite MASSE

Paternal grandparents: Claude SAUVAGEAU , Jeanne LEGENDRE

Maternal grandparents: Masse MARTIN , Thérèse DAVID

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Marguerite married Rene TESSIER 14 January 1725 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Rene TESSIER was born 2 May 1705 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Rene died 17 November 1784 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Rene was the child of Edmond TESSIER and Madeleine LANGEVIN.

Marguerite SAUVAGEAU died 28 January 1771 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marguerite SAUVAGEAU married

Rene TESSIER
Marriage date: 14 January 1725
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Rene TESSIER was the child of Edmond TESSIER and Madeleine LANGEVIN

Children of Rene TESSIER and Marguerite SAUVAGEAU

Pierre-Rene TESSIER

Born: 8 October 1728, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Joseph-Ursule ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 11 January 1751 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite TESSIER

Born: 7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jacques VALLEE 19 February 1754 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe TESSIER

Born: 7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1814, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace MORAND 6 April 1752 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Michel TESSIER

Born: 9 March 1736, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 22 February 1828, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Brigitte VALLÉE 2 February 1761 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Birth — 1696
22 December 1696
Grondines, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SAUVAGEAU and Rene TESSIER 14 January 1725 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Pierre-Rene TESSIER was born 8 October 1728, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 31 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marguerite TESSIER was born 7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER was born 7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel TESSIER was born 9 March 1736, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Rene TESSIER married 11 January 1751, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Joseph-Ursule ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER married 6 April 1752, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Ignace MORAND

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TESSIER married 19 February 1754 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jacques VALLEE

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis-Michel TESSIER married 2 February 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Brigitte VALLÉE

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.