Michel TESSIER
Married: Elisabeth GUILLET dite ST-MARS 1 February 1785 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Geneviève RICHARD 17 January 1792 Place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
Louis-Michel
TESSIER
Born
9 March 1736
,
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died
22 February 1828
,
La-Pérade, Lower Canada
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Michel TESSIER
Louis-Michel TESSIER married 
Brigitte VALLÉE
Marriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada
Brigitte VALLÉE was the child of Pierre-Charles VALLÉE and Marguerite-Agnès CAMPAGNA
Brigitte VALLÉEMarriage date: 2 February 1761
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Canada
Brigitte VALLÉE was the child of Pierre-Charles VALLÉE and Marguerite-Agnès CAMPAGNA
Children of Louis-Michel TESSIER and Brigitte VALLÉE
Marie-Angélique TESSIER
Born: 30 May 1766, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 November 1822, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Died: 26 November 1822, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Lower Canada
Married: Gaspard DAUTH (DAOUST) 23 February 1784 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
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- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 17369 March 1736
La-Pérade, Canada, New France
1761 Marriage / PartnerLouis-Michel TESSIER and Brigitte VALLÉE 2 February 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
He was 24 years old.
1761 Birth of ChildMichel TESSIER was born 8 December 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
Louis-Michel was 25 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.1766 Birth of ChildMarie-Angélique TESSIER was born 30 May 1766, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
Louis-Michel was 30 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.
1776 Death of Spouse/PartnerBrigitte VALLÉE died 20 February 1776, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Marriage of ChildMarie-Angélique TESSIER married 23 February 1784, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada to Gaspard DAUTH (DAOUST)
1785 Marriage of ChildMichel TESSIER married 1 February 1785, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada to Elisabeth GUILLET dite ST-MARS
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildMichel TESSIER married 17 January 1792, La-Pérade, Lower Canada to Geneviève RICHARD
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 England1822 Death of ChildMarie-Angélique TESSIER died 26 November 1822, Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada
Louis-Michel was 86 years old.
Death — 182822 February 1828
La-Pérade, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 92.
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