François-Xavier BISSONNETTE

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15 August 1775 , Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 October 1827 , Iberville, Lower Canada

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Michel BISSONNETTE Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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Born: 15 August 1775 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Michel BISSONNETTE

Mother: Gertrude LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Paternal grandparents: Michel BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) , Louise DUPONT

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François-Xavier married Josephte PINSONNEAULT 19 October 1801 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte PINSONNEAULT was born 4 May 1783 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Josephte was the child of Joseph PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS.

François-Xavier BISSONNETTE died 9 October 1827 in Iberville, 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-Xavier BISSONNETTE married

Josephte PINSONNEAULT
Marriage date: 19 October 1801
Marriage place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada
Josephte PINSONNEAULT was the child of Joseph PINSONNEAULT dit LAFLEUR and Marie-Josephte ROBERT dite LAPOMMERAIS

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Children of François-Xavier BISSONNETTE and Josephte PINSONNEAULT

Phoebe BISSONNETTE

Born: 11 April 1812, Iberville, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1907, , Canada

Married: Charles TREMBLAY 20 January 1829 Place: Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

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Birth — 1775
15 August 1775
Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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

1801 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier BISSONNETTE and Josephte PINSONNEAULT 19 October 1801, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

He was 26 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Phoebe BISSONNETTE was born 11 April 1812, Iberville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury)

François-Xavier was 36 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England