Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE

Born

1 November 1763 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 February 1840 , Coteau-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Jean-Francois married Geneviève DESROCHERS 18 January 1785 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada .
Geneviève DESROCHERS was born 5 February 1767 in Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève died 29 November 1839 in St-Polycarpe, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFLEUR dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Marguerite LEROUX .

Parents & Family of Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE

Parents of Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE

Father

François-Antoine BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Mother

Charlotte GAGNON

Grandparents of Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) Marie LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste GAGNON Cecile KAORATE dite PELLETIER

m. Desrochers Genevieve

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE

Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE married

Geneviève DESROCHERS
Marriage date: 18 January 1785
Marriage place: Les Cèdres, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève DESROCHERS was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAFLEUR dit DESROCHERS and Marie-Marguerite LEROUX

Children of Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE and Geneviève DESROCHERS

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1763
1 November 1763
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois BISSONNETTE and Geneviève DESROCHERS 18 January 1785, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)

He was 21 years old.

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

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

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

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