Marie TESSIER

Born

29 April 1775 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 April 1836 , Verchères, Lower Canada

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Pierre TESSIER Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE

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Born: 29 April 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre TESSIER

Mother: Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Pierre TESSIER , Madeleine JACQUES

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE , Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN

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Marie married François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 5 October 1795 in Verchères, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was born 22 September 1774 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . François died 11 August 1835 in Verchères, Lower Canada . François was the child of François FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE.

Marie TESSIER died 23 April 1836 in Verchères, Lower Canada .
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François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
Marriage date: 5 October 1795
Marriage place: Verchères, Lower Canada
François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU was the child of François FONTAINE and Marie-Françoise BÉRARD dite LEPINE

Children of François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU and Marie TESSIER

Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE

Born: 23 October 1802, Verchères, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1855, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Sophie CARIGNAN 3 February 1823 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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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 — 1775
29 April 1775
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie TESSIER and François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU 5 October 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 20 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste FONTAINE was born 23 October 1802, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marie was 27 years old.

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