François-Xavier TESSIER

Born

7 December 1707 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1785 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 7 December 1707 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Parents of François-Xavier TESSIER

Father

Edmond TESSIER

Mother

Madeleine LANGEVIN

Grandparents of François-Xavier TESSIER

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin TESSIER Elisabeth LÉTOURNEAU

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin LANGEVIN Marie-Thérèse MARTIN dite MONTPELLIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François-Xavier married Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS 21 February 1730 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS was born abt. 1709 in Québec Province, Canada. Françoise died 12 April 1750 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . Françoise was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT).

François-Xavier TESSIER died 30 May 1785 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François-Xavier TESSIER

François-Xavier TESSIER married

Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS
Marriage date: 21 February 1730
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France
Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT)

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Children of François-Xavier TESSIER and Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Born: 23 March 1734, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1810, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Francoise PHLEM 29 February 1756 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

Marie-Françoise TESSIER

Born: 9 August 1735, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 25 September 1780, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques TROTTIER 3 February 1755 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Louis TESSIER

Born: 26 August 1741, La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1810, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite BAILLARGEON 6 October 1761

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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 — 1707
7 December 1707
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier TESSIER and Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS 21 February 1730, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 22 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 23 March 1734, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Xavier was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise TESSIER was born 9 August 1735, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Xavier was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Louis TESSIER was born 26 August 1741, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François-Xavier was 33 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS died 12 April 1750, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise TESSIER married 3 February 1755, La-Pérade, Canada, New France to Jacques TROTTIER

1756 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER married 29 February 1756, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Marie-Francoise PHLEM

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.

1780 Death of Child
Marie-Françoise TESSIER died 25 September 1780, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François-Xavier was 72 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

Death — 1785
30 May 1785
La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 77.

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