flag male ancestor  Jean-François  BESSETTE (BESSET)

  (b. 19 May 1714 Chambly, Canada, New France   d. 21 April 1794 Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 19 May 1714 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET)   and   Madeleine PLAMONDON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT and Anne SEIGNEUR (maternal)  Philippe PLAMONDON dit LAFLEUR and Marguerite-Jacquette CLEMENT dite LAPOINTE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-François  married  Marie LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE 7 January 1738 in Chambly, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE  was born 5 February 1718 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).  Marie died 7 December 1742 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier).  Marie was the child of Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE and Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS.

Jean-François  married  (2) Marie-Josephte GIRARD 4 May 1751 in Chambly, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephte GIRARD  was born 18 April 1725 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes).  Marie-Josephte died 9 March 1761 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier).  Marie-Josephte was the child of Etienne GIRARD and Genevieve BRUNEL.

Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) died 21 April 1794 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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