Michel BISSONNETTE

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23 March 1741 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

14 January 1807 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

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Born: 23 March 1741 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Father: Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Mother: Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Catherine CHARLES LAJEUNESSE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques LUSSIER , Marie SENECAL

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Michel married Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE) 7 November 1768 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE) was born 26 February 1752 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Gertrude was the child of Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise DUPONT.

Michel BISSONNETTE died 14 January 1807 in L'Acadie, 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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Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE)
Marriage date: 7 November 1768
Marriage place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE) was the child of Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Louise DUPONT

Children of Michel BISSONNETTE and Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Marie-Gertrude BISSONNETTE

Born: 5 June 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GOYETTE 15 July 1793 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François-Xavier BISSONNETTE

Born: 15 August 1775, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 October 1827, Iberville, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte PINSONNEAULT 19 October 1801 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Antoine BISSONNETTE

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 21 July 1852, L'Acadie, Canada East

Married: Isabelle-Elisabeth ROY 13 February 1808 Place: L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

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Birth — 1741
23 March 1741
Varennes, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Michel BISSONNETTE and Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE) 7 November 1768, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 27 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Gertrude BISSONNETTE was born 5 June 1773, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 32 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
François-Xavier BISSONNETTE was born 15 August 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Michel was 34 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.

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)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Gertrude BISSONNETTE married 15 July 1793, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to François GOYETTE

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

1801 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier BISSONNETTE married 19 October 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Josephte PINSONNEAULT