Laurent BESSETTE

Born

2 December 1759 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

4 December 1814 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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François BESSETTE (BESSET)Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

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Born: 2 December 1759 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: François BESSETTE (BESSET)

Mother: Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

Paternal grandparents: François BESSETTE (BESSET) , Marie-Claude DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME , Marguerite-Françoise BOILEAU

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Laurent married Archange TETREAULT 23 July 1792 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange TETREAULT was born 8 August 1777 in Beloeil, Province of Québec, Canada . Archange died 10 April 1845 in La Prairie, Canada East . Archange was the child of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER.

Laurent BESSETTE died 4 December 1814 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Laurent BESSETTE married

Archange TETREAULT
Marriage date: 23 July 1792
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Archange TETREAULT was the child of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Children of Laurent BESSETTE and Archange TETREAULT

Marie BESSETTE

Born: 3 February 1796, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 14 August 1824, Chambly, Lower Canada

Married: Moses BUNKER 14 June 1814 Place: Montréal, Lower 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 — 1759
2 December 1759
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Laurent BESSETTE and Archange TETREAULT 23 July 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 32 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Marie BESSETTE was born 3 February 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent was 36 years old.

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