Joseph TESSIER

Born

20 August 1779 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 August 1849 , Saint-Casimir, Canada East

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Pierre-Rene TESSIER Marie-Josephe LEBOEUF

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Born: 20 August 1779 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Pierre-Rene TESSIER

Mother: Marie-Josephe LEBOEUF

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Rene TESSIER , Marie-Joseph-Ursule ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Michel LEBOEUF , Marie-Madeleine TESSIER

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Joseph married Elisabeth GUIBAULT dite GRANBOIS 5 February 1822 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth GUIBAULT dite GRANBOIS was born 5 August 1795 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Elisabeth died 11 December 1852 in Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Eustache GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Louise TESSIER.

Joseph TESSIER died 16 August 1849 in Saint-Casimir, Canada East.
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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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Elisabeth GUIBAULT dite GRANBOIS
Marriage date: 5 February 1822
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Elisabeth GUIBAULT dite GRANBOIS was the child of Eustache GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT and Marie-Louise TESSIER

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Children of Joseph TESSIER and Elisabeth GUIBAULT dite GRANBOIS

Aime TESSIER

Born: 19 January 1823, La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Died: 2 August 1897, Saint-Casimir, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Adele LEDUC 11 October 1853 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Birth — 1779
20 August 1779
La-Pérade, 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)

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

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TESSIER and Elisabeth GUIBAULT dite GRANBOIS 5 February 1822, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 42 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Aime TESSIER was born 19 January 1823, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 43 years old.

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)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada