Alexis TESSIER

Born

21 May 1764 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

15 October 1837 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste TESSIER Marie-Francoise PHLEM

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Born: 21 May 1764 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Mother: Marie-Francoise PHLEM

Paternal grandparents: François-Xavier TESSIER , Françoise GUILBAUT-GRANDBOIS

Maternal grandparents: Yves PHLEM dit YVON , Marie LEREAU (L'HERAULT)

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Alexis married Marie GODON 23 February 1789 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie GODON was born abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 18 August 1845 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie was the child of Basile JEAN dit GODON and Marguerite TRUDEL.

Alexis TESSIER died 15 October 1837 in Batiscan, 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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Marie GODON
Marriage date: 23 February 1789
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie GODON was the child of Basile JEAN dit GODON and Marguerite TRUDEL

Children of Alexis TESSIER and Marie GODON

Henriette TESSIER

Born: 8 May 1811, Batiscan, Lower Canada
Died: 26 March 1902, Saint-Théophile, Canada

Married: Moise L'HEUREUX 6 August 1833 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1764
21 May 1764
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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Alexis TESSIER and Marie GODON 23 February 1789, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 24 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1811 Birth of Child
Henriette TESSIER was born 8 May 1811, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Alexis was 46 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Marriage of Child
Henriette TESSIER married 6 August 1833, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Moise L'HEUREUX

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec