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Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE was born 12 January 1755 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE was the child of Francois BISSONNETTE and Angélique VITRY dite ST-GERMAIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marguerite GUAY (CASTONGUAY) (maternal) Germain VITRY and Angelique CHAUSSESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Euphrosine PREGENT 29 January 1787 in Ste-Jeanne de Chantal, Île Perrot, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Euphrosine PREGENT was born 12 May 1769 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Euphrosine died 22 December 1849 in Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres). Euphrosine was the child of Louis PREGENT and Angelique GRENIER.
Occupation
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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