François
TESSIER
Born
4 May 1767
,
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
30 May 1849
,
La-Pérade, Canada East
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Born: 4 May 1767 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Louis TESSIER
Mother:
Marguerite BAILLARGEON
Paternal grandparents:
François-Xavier TESSIER
, Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS
Maternal grandparents:
Nicolas BAILLARGEON
, Marguerite ROIROUX dite LALIBERTÉ
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Geneviève BARIBEAU 16 January 1798 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada . Geneviève BARIBEAU was born 16 March 1778 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Geneviève died 24 May 1845 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Geneviève was the child of Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) and Madeleine CHAREST.
François TESSIER died 30 May 1849 in La-Pérade, Canada East .
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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.
Spouse & Children of François TESSIER
François TESSIER married 
Geneviève BARIBEAU
Marriage date: 16 January 1798
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
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Geneviève BARIBEAU was the child of Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) and Madeleine CHAREST
Geneviève BARIBEAUMarriage date: 16 January 1798
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Lower Canada
See marriage record for François TESSIER and Geneviève BARIBEAUGeneviève BARIBEAU was the child of Pierre BARIBEAU (BARIBAU) and Madeleine CHAREST
Children of François TESSIER and Geneviève BARIBEAU
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Birth — 17674 May 1767
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1798 Marriage / PartnerFrançois TESSIER and Geneviève BARIBEAU 16 January 1798, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
He was 30 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeneviève BARIBEAU died 24 May 1845, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
Death — 184930 May 1849
La-Pérade, Canada East
He died at the age of 82.
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