Ancestor is complete! flag female ancestor  Marie-Catherine  HUS COURNOYER MILLET

  (b. 4 May 1750 Sorel, Canada, New France   d. 14 May 1831 Sorel, Lower Canada )  

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Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET was born 4 May 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUS COURNOYER MILLET   and   Marie-Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER and Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN (maternal)  Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Françoise MENEUX dite CHATEAUNEUF

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

Marie-Catherine  married  Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR 28 September 1767 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR  was born 29 March 1744 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Joseph died 6 December 1806 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Joseph was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE.

Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET died 14 May 1831 in Sorel, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Marie-Catherine appear below.

Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET

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Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET married Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR-- Date: 28 September 1767 Place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
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Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE


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Tessier Jos, son of Pierre and Marie Laserte
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Children of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET:

flag female ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor Joseph TESSIER (b.23 January 1771, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 26 August 1847 , Sorel, Canada East )
m. Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER 23 October 1797 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Josephe TESSIER (b.23 August 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Geneviève TESSIER (b.26 April 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 27 February 1856, Sorel, Canada East )
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)

flag male ancestor 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)

Ancestor is complete!flag male ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag baby boy ancestor Antoine TESSIER (b.May 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 3 June 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Ignace TESSIER (b.30 May 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 25 October 1862, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East)
m. Antoinette PELOQUIN 1 March 1813 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite TESSIER (b.11 May 1787, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 29 October 1843, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Pierre ÉTHIER 13 February 1804 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
m. Louis RAJOTTE 22 February 1830 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

flag baby boy ancestor Ambroise TESSIER (b.24 July 1789, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 14 August 1789, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Veronique TESSIER (b.23 September 1791, Sorel, Lower Canada   d. 4 November 1864, Sorel, Canada East )
m. Antoine HUS COURNOYER 5 November 1810 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)



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birth1750 Birth
4 May 1750
Sorel, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR 28 September 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

She was 17 years old.
1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TESSIER was born 8 October 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 18 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Joseph TESSIER was born 23 January 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Marie TESSIER was born 10 September 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 22 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER was born 23 August 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 24 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1776 Birth of Child
Geneviève TESSIER was born 26 April 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.
1776 Death of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER died 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Pierre TESSIER was born 22 May 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 20 May 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte TESSIER was born 21 February 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Antoine TESSIER was born May 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.
1785 Birth of Child
Ignace TESSIER was born 30 May 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 11 May 1787, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 37 years old.
1789 Birth of Child
Ambroise TESSIER was born 24 July 1789, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 39 years old.
marriage1790 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TESSIER married 16 August 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Birth of Child
Veronique TESSIER was born 23 September 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 41 years old.
marriage1794 Marriage of Child
Marie TESSIER married 3 February 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste BERGERON
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TESSIER married 9 February 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY
marriage1797 Marriage of Child
Joseph TESSIER married 23 October 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte TESSIER married 23 January 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to André PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Pierre TESSIER married 23 January 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Judith-Julie HUS COURNOYER
marriage1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER married 13 February 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre ÉTHIER
1806 Death of Child
Marie-Charlotte TESSIER died 30 May 1806 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Catherine was 56 years old.
1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR died 6 December 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
marriage1807 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER married 9 November 1807 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite HUS COURNOYER
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TESSIER married 30 July 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François FONTAINE
marriage1810 Marriage of Child
Veronique TESSIER married 5 November 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine HUS COURNOYER
marriage1813 Marriage of Child
Ignace TESSIER married 1 March 1813, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoinette PELOQUIN
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
marriage1818 Marriage of Child
Geneviève TESSIER married 20 January 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1830 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER married 22 February 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louis RAJOTTE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET - 1831 Death. St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu, Quebec.
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death1831 Death
14 May 1831
Sorel, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 81.
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