François TESSIER

Born

23 April 1743 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1812 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Louis TESSIER Madeleine GENDRON

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François TESSIER was born 23 April 1743 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

François TESSIER was the child of Louis TESSIER and Madeleine GENDRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edmond TESSIER and Madeleine LANGEVIN (maternal) René GENDRON and Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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François married Françoise VALLÉE 26 February 1770 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise VALLÉE was born 9 September 1746 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Françoise died 19 September 1783 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Françoise was the child of Pierre-Charles VALLÉE and Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS.

François TESSIER died 2 April 1812 in La-Pérade, 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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François TESSIER married

Françoise VALLÉE-- Date: 26 February 1770 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Françoise VALLÉE was the child of Pierre-Charles VALLÉE and Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

Children of François TESSIER and Françoise VALLÉE

François TESSIER (b.20 May 1774, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 October 1831, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie GERVAIS 21 January 1800 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie TESSIER (b.28 January 1779, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 January 1839, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Charles GERVAIS 21 January 1800 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1743 Birth
23 April 1743
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
François TESSIER and Françoise VALLÉE 26 February 1770, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 26 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
François TESSIER was born 20 May 1774, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François was 31 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.