Marie-Marguerite TESSIER

(b. 20 August 1740 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 26 January 1797 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 20 August 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER (maternal) Jacques FORCIER and 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, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).

Marie-Marguerite TESSIER died 26 January 1797 in Berthierville, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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