Louis TESSIER

(b. 26 August 1741 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1810 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Louis TESSIER was born 26 August 1741 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Louis TESSIER was the child of François-Xavier TESSIER and Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Edmond TESSIER and Madeleine LANGEVIN (maternal) François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT)

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

Louis married Marguerite BAILLARGEON 6 October 1761 in Deschaillons, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marguerite BAILLARGEON was born 16 May 1733 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite was the child of Nicolas BAILLARGEON and Marguerite ROIROUX dite LALIBERTÉ.

Louis TESSIER died 3 August 1810 in La-Pérade, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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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Louis TESSIER married

Marguerite BAILLARGEON-- Date: 6 October 1761 Place: Deschaillons, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada
Marguerite BAILLARGEON was the child of Nicolas BAILLARGEON and Marguerite ROIROUX dite LALIBERTÉ

Children of Louis TESSIER and Marguerite BAILLARGEON:

Louis TESSIER (b.12 April 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 February 1804, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne BEAUDOIN 31 January 1792 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)
m. Madeleine GENDRON 26 November 1799 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

François TESSIER (b.4 May 1767, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1849, La-Pérade, Canada East )
m. Geneviève BARIBEAU 16 January 1798 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite TESSIER (b.14 March 1771, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1815, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine LANGLOIS 5 February 1793 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1741 Birth
26 August 1741
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Louis TESSIER and Marguerite BAILLARGEON 6 October 1761, Deschaillons, Lotbinière, Quebec, Canada

He was 20 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis TESSIER was born 12 April 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis was 21 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
François TESSIER was born 4 May 1767, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite TESSIER was born 14 March 1771, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis was 29 years old.

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.