Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE
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Born: 12 January 1755 in Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Spouse(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
Recorded occupation: 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
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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Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE
Marriage date: 29 January 1787
Marriage place: Ste-Jeanne de Chantal, Île Perrot, Quebec, Canada
Euphrosine PREGENT was the child of Louis PREGENT and Angelique GRENIER
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12 January 1755
Les Cèdres, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNETTE and Euphrosine PREGENT 29 January 1787, Ste-Jeanne de Chantal, Île Perrot, Quebec, Canada
He was 32 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildMarguerite BISSONNETTE was born 15 November 1795, Les Cèdres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Soulanges Les Cedres)
Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.
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Last updated: 4/16/2024 3:33:00 PM
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