Marie-Marguerite TESSIER

Born

20 August 1740 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

26 January 1797 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

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Born: 20 August 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Parents of Marie-Marguerite TESSIER

Father

Ignace TESSIER

Mother

Geneviève FORCIER

Grandparents of Marie-Marguerite TESSIER

Paternal grandparents

Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE Marguerite LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents

Jacques FORCIER Marie-Jeanne HAREL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Marguerite married François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY 14 October 1760 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1731 in France. François died 14 December 1796 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .

Marie-Marguerite TESSIER died 26 January 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Marguerite TESSIER

Marie-Marguerite TESSIER married

François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY
Marriage date: 14 October 1760
Marriage place: Berthierville, Canada

Children of François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER

Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY

Born: 26 February 1762, Berthierville, Canada
Died: 14 May 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre GENEREUX 8 November 1779 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1740
20 August 1740
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER and François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY 14 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY was born 26 February 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marie-Marguerite was 21 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.

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY married 8 November 1779, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Pierre GENEREUX

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)

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY died 14 December 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Death — 1797
26 January 1797
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 56.

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