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Joseph
TESSIER dit MAJOR
(b.
29 March 1744
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
d.
6 December 1806
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
)
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TESSIER dit MAJOR Family Tree
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was born 29 March 1744 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Catherine-Marie VACHER dite LACERTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET 28 September 1767 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children. Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET was born 4 May 1749 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Catherine died 14 May 1831 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Marie-Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA.
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR died 6 December 1806 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Occupation: Soldier in 1760 Company of Sorel Militia
Stepson of Jean Bourdais dit Lebourdais
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.
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Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR
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Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET-- Date: 28 September 1767 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
St-Pierre de Sorel
Tessier Jos, son of Pierre and Marie Laserte
line with the wife's info is cut off -- unable to read
Children of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET:
Marie-Catherine TESSIER (b.8 October 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1840, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN 16 August 1790 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. François FONTAINE 30 July 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Joseph TESSIER (b.23 January 1771, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 August 1847 , Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER 23 October 1797 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie TESSIER (b.10 September 1772, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BERGERON 3 February 1794 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Josephe TESSIER (b.23 August 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
Geneviève TESSIER (b.26 April 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 February 1856, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 9 February 1795 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE 20 January 1818 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre TESSIER (b.22 May 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Judith-Julie HUS COURNOYER 23 January 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER (b.20 May 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 July 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite HUS COURNOYER 9 November 1807 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Charlotte TESSIER (b.21 February 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1806 , Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. André PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 23 January 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine TESSIER (b.May 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )
Ignace TESSIER (b.30 May 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 October 1862, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Lower Canada)
m. Antoinette PELOQUIN 1 March 1813 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER (b.11 May 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 October 1843, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre ÉTHIER 13 February 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Louis RAJOTTE 22 February 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Veronique TESSIER (b.23 September 1791, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1864, Sorel, Lower Canada )
m. Antoine HUS COURNOYER 5 November 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET-- Date: 28 September 1767 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA
St-Pierre de Sorel
Tessier Jos, son of Pierre and Marie Laserte
line with the wife's info is cut off -- unable to read
Children of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET:
Marie-Catherine TESSIER (b.8 October 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 April 1840, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)m. Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN 16 August 1790 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. François FONTAINE 30 July 1810 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Joseph TESSIER (b.23 January 1771, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 August 1847 , Sorel, Lower Canada )m. Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER 23 October 1797 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie TESSIER (b.10 September 1772, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 March 1840, Sorel, Lower Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste BERGERON 3 February 1794 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Josephe TESSIER (b.23 August 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada ) Geneviève TESSIER (b.26 April 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 February 1856, Sorel, Lower Canada )m. François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 9 February 1795 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE 20 January 1818 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre TESSIER (b.22 May 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )m. Judith-Julie HUS COURNOYER 23 January 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER (b.20 May 1781, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 July 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada )m. Marguerite HUS COURNOYER 9 November 1807 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Charlotte TESSIER (b.21 February 1783, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1806 , Sorel, Lower Canada )m. André PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 23 January 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine TESSIER (b.May 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada ) Ignace TESSIER (b.30 May 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 October 1862, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Lower Canada)m. Antoinette PELOQUIN 1 March 1813 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER (b.11 May 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 October 1843, Sorel, Lower Canada )m. Pierre ÉTHIER 13 February 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Louis RAJOTTE 22 February 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Veronique TESSIER (b.23 September 1791, Sorel, Lower Canada d. 4 November 1864, Sorel, Lower Canada )m. Antoine HUS COURNOYER 5 November 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1744 Birth
29 March 1744
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1744 Baptism. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET 28 September 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1767 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TESSIER was born 8 October 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1771 Birth of Child
Joseph TESSIER was born 23 January 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1772 Birth of Child
Marie TESSIER was born 10 September 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER was born 23 August 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1776 Birth of Child
Geneviève TESSIER was born 26 April 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1776 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER died 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1779 Birth of Child
Pierre TESSIER was born 22 May 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 20 May 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte TESSIER was born 21 February 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1784 Birth of Child
Antoine TESSIER was born May 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1785 Birth of Child
Ignace TESSIER was born 30 May 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 11 May 1787, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1791 Birth of Child
Veronique TESSIER was born 23 September 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1806 Death. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
1806 Death
6 December 1806
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1744 Birth 29 March 1744
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1744 Baptism. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
1760
7 Years War with England 1760 Province Québec, Canada -
Member of 'Company of Sorel' militia'
Joseph Tessier, 16
The roll of the Company of Sorel (Compagnie de Sorel), microfilm reel C-15684, the Archives Nationales du Canada
7 Years War with England 1760 Province Québec, Canada -
Member of 'Company of Sorel' militia'
Joseph Tessier, 16
The roll of the Company of Sorel (Compagnie de Sorel), microfilm reel C-15684, the Archives Nationales du Canada
1767 Marriage / PartnerJoseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET 28 September 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1767 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
1768 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine TESSIER was born 8 October 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1771 Birth of ChildJoseph TESSIER was born 23 January 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1772 Birth of ChildMarie TESSIER was born 10 September 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1774 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe TESSIER was born 23 August 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1776 Birth of ChildGeneviève TESSIER was born 26 April 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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1776 Death of ChildMarie-Josephe TESSIER died 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1779 Birth of ChildPierre TESSIER was born 22 May 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1781 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 20 May 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1783 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte TESSIER was born 21 February 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1784 Birth of ChildAntoine TESSIER was born May 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1785 Birth of ChildIgnace TESSIER was born 30 May 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1787 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 11 May 1787, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1791 Birth of ChildVeronique TESSIER was born 23 September 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1806 Death. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
1806 Death 6 December 1806
Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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