Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR

Born

13 November 1749 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

16 January 1824 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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Pierre TESSIER Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

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Born: 13 November 1749 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre TESSIER

Mother: Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE , Marie-Claire BERGERON

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER 30 September 1771 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER was born 4 December 1749 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Josephte was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Madeleine DUVAL.

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR died 16 January 1824 in Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada .

death found in Drouin records for St-Nom-de-Marie and Ste-Marie-de-Monnoir

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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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR

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Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR married

Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER
Marriage date: 30 September 1771
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER was the child of Charles HUS COURNOYER and Madeleine DUVAL

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Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Born: 2 October 1772, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephte TESSIER

Born: 31 July 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine TESSIER

Born: 16 March 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 June 1777, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise TESSIER

Born: 15 February 1778, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 March 1856, Dunham, Canada

Married: Joseph CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN 22 January 1798 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Joseph TESSIER

Born: 19 September 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Catherine TESSIER

Born: 15 March 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 March 1861, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East

Married: Pierre MESSIER 23 January 1804 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Ignace TESSIER

Born: February 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 May 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Judith TESSIER

Born: 3 October 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 June 1827, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Married: Michel-Charles GALILPEAU 15 August 1809 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Madeleine TESSIER

Born: 5 May 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 February 1818, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin MESSIER 5 March 1810 Place: Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Desanges TESSIER

Born: 21 June 1790, Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Charles TESSIER

Born: July 1792, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 5 March 1853, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Canada East

Marie-Veronique TESSIER

Born: 18 June 1794, Beloeil, Lower Canada
Died: 15 August 1832, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Angélique TESSIER

Born: abt. 1795, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1749
13 November 1749
Sorel, Canada, New France

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

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Josephte HUS COURNOYER 30 September 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 21 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 2 October 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TESSIER was born 31 July 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Catherine TESSIER was born 16 March 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1777 Death of Child
Catherine TESSIER died 9 June 1777, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER was born 15 February 1778, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Joseph TESSIER was born 19 September 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TESSIER was born 15 March 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Ignace TESSIER was born February 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Judith TESSIER was born 3 October 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Madeleine TESSIER was born 5 May 1787, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Desanges TESSIER was born 21 June 1790, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Charles TESSIER was born July 1792, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 42 years old.

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Veronique TESSIER was born 18 June 1794, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER married 22 January 1798, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph CHOINIERE dit SABOURIN

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

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TESSIER married 23 January 1804 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Pierre MESSIER

1809 Marriage of Child
Judith TESSIER married 15 August 1809, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Michel-Charles GALILPEAU

1810 Marriage of Child
Madeleine TESSIER married 5 March 1810, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir) to Augustin MESSIER

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.

1818 Death of Child
Madeleine TESSIER died 20 February 1818, Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir)

Jean-Baptiste was 68 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England