Marie-Reine BESSETTE
Born: 19 June 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Amable MICLET 28 February 1808 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Joseph
BESSETTE
Born
13 September 1753
,
Chambly, Canada, New France
Died
18 January 1829
,
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
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Joseph BESSETTE married Marie-Françoise BARRIERE
Marriage date: 25 October 1773
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise BARRIERE was the child of Rene BARRIERE and Agathe LAPORTE
Marie-Françoise BARRIEREMarriage date: 25 October 1773
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise BARRIERE was the child of Rene BARRIERE and Agathe LAPORTE
Children of Joseph BESSETTE and Marie-Françoise BARRIERE
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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 — 175313 September 1753
Chambly, Canada, New France
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.
1773 Marriage / PartnerJoseph BESSETTE and Marie-Françoise BARRIERE 25 October 1773 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
He was 20 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.1780 Birth of ChildMarie-Reine BESSETTE was born 19 June 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)
Joseph was 26 years old.
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 Canada1808 Marriage of ChildMarie-Reine BESSETTE married 28 February 1808 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Amable MICLET
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
Death — 182918 January 1829
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
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