Geneviève BESSIERE

Born

10 October 1701 , Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Died

26 October 1788 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Antoine BESSIERE (MESSIER)Jeanne CROTEAU

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Born: 10 October 1701 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine BESSIERE (MESSIER)

Mother: Jeanne CROTEAU

Maternal grandparents: Vincent CROTEAU , Jeanne GODEQUIN

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Geneviève married Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY 9 January 1726 in Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY was born 12 March 1701 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Jean-Baptiste died 26 March 1765 in Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jacques VAUDRY and Marie-Françoise JOLY.

Geneviève BESSIERE died 26 October 1788 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, 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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Geneviève BESSIERE married

Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY
Marriage date: 9 January 1726
Marriage place: Laval, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY was the child of Jacques VAUDRY and Marie-Françoise JOLY

Children of Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY and Geneviève BESSIERE

Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY

Born: 19 November 1726, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 December 1804, Mascouche, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Flavie-Josèphte BEAUCHAMP 7 February 1752 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Married: Josephte BEAUDOIN 11 February 1760 Place: Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Geneviève VAUDRY

Born: 20 September 1730, Lachenaie, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1768, Mascouche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Robert-Louis ST-LAURENT 25 January 1751 Place: Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

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Birth — 1701
10 October 1701
Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1726 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève BESSIERE and Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY 9 January 1726, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

She was 24 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY was born 19 November 1726, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Geneviève was 25 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Geneviève VAUDRY was born 20 September 1730, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Geneviève was 28 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Geneviève VAUDRY married 25 January 1751, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Robert-Louis ST-LAURENT

1752 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY married 7 February 1752, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie) to Marie-Flavie-Josèphte BEAUCHAMP

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY married 11 February 1760, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche) to Josephte BEAUDOIN

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste VAUDRY died 26 March 1765, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

1768 Death of Child
Geneviève VAUDRY died 19 January 1768, Mascouche, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Mascouche)

Geneviève was 66 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.