Marie-Françoise BARRIERE

(b. 1 August 1755 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 20 September 1835 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Françoise BARRIERE was born 1 August 1755 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise BARRIERE was the child of Rene BARRIERE and Agathe LAPORTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Catherine SAVARIA

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

Marie-Françoise married Joseph BESSETTE 25 October 1773 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BESSETTE was born 13 September 1753 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Joseph died 18 January 1829 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Joseph was the child of Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Josephte GIRARD.

Marie-Françoise BARRIERE died 20 September 1835 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Françoise BARRIERE married

Joseph BESSETTE-- Date: 25 October 1773 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph BESSETTE was the child of Jean-François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Josephte GIRARD

Children of Joseph BESSETTE and Marie-Françoise BARRIERE:

Marie-Reine BESSETTE (b.19 June 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Amable MICLET 28 February 1808 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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1755 Birth
1 August 1755
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 / Partner
Marie-Françoise BARRIERE and Joseph BESSETTE 25 October 1773 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 18 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 Child
Marie-Reine BESSETTE was born 19 June 1780, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Marie-Françoise was 24 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 Canada

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine BESSETTE married 28 February 1808 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Amable MICLET

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)