Marguerite BISSONNETTE

Born

3 March 1736 , Verchères, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1834 , Verchères, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Basile GOGUET (GOYETTE) 19 January 1761 in Varennes, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile GOGUET (GOYETTE) was born 7 September 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Basile died 6 October 1798 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Basile was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY .

Parents & Family of Marguerite BISSONNETTE

Parents of Marguerite BISSONNETTE

Father

Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Mother

Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Grandparents of Marguerite BISSONNETTE

Paternal grandparents

Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents

Jacques LUSSIER Marie SENECAL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite BISSONNETTE

Marguerite BISSONNETTE married

Basile GOGUET (GOYETTE)
Marriage date: 19 January 1761
Marriage place: Varennes, Canada
Basile GOGUET (GOYETTE) was the child of Jacques-Jean GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Catherine FOISY

Children of Basile GOGUET (GOYETTE) and Marguerite BISSONNETTE

Pierre-Ambroise GOYETTE

Born: 6 April 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charlotte GUILLET 16 February 1784 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Marie GOYETTE

Born: 10 September 1765, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 April 1826, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Cecile-Scholastique BERARD 13 February 1797 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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 — 1736
3 March 1736
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite BISSONNETTE and Basile GOGUET (GOYETTE) 19 January 1761 , Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

She was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Pierre-Ambroise GOYETTE was born 6 April 1762, Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 26 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GOYETTE was born 10 September 1765, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Marguerite was 29 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.