Marie-Catherine
HUS COURNOYER MILLET
Born
4 May 1750
,
Sorel, Canada, New France
Died
14 May 1831
,
Sorel, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET
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Born: 4 May 1750 in Sorel, Canada, New France
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre HUS dit COURNOYER
, Marie-Jeanne VANET dite PARISIEN
Maternal grandparents:
Michel PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
, 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 .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET
Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET married 
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR
Marriage date: 28 September 1767
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Joseph TESSIER dit MAJORMarriage date: 28 September 1767
Marriage place: Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
See marriage record for Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Joseph TESSIER dit MAJORJoseph TESSIER dit MAJOR was the child of Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE
Marriage notes:
St-Pierre de Sorel
Tessier Jos, son of Pierre and Marie Laserte
line with the wife's info is cut off -- unable to read
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR and Marie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET
Marie-Catherine TESSIERBorn: 8 October 1768, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 April 1840, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
Died: 2 April 1840, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN 16 August 1790 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: François FONTAINE 30 July 1810 Place: Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)
Joseph TESSIERMarried: Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER 23 October 1797 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie TESSIERMarried: Jean-Baptiste BERGERON 3 February 1794 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Josephe TESSIERBorn: 23 August 1774, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève TESSIERMarried: François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY 9 February 1795 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE 20 January 1818 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Pierre TESSIERBorn: 22 May 1779, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Judith-Julie HUS COURNOYER 23 January 1804 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Jean-Baptiste TESSIERMarried: Marguerite HUS COURNOYER 9 November 1807 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Charlotte TESSIERMarried: André PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX 23 January 1804 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Antoine TESSIERBorn: May 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 June 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 June 1784, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Ignace TESSIERBorn: 30 May 1785, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 October 1862, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Died: 25 October 1862, Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel, Canada East
Married: Antoinette PELOQUIN 1 March 1813 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Marguerite TESSIERMarried: Pierre ÉTHIER 13 February 1804 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Married: Louis RAJOTTE 22 February 1830 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Ambroise TESSIERBorn: 24 July 1789, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 August 1789, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 14 August 1789, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
Veronique TESSIERMarried: Antoine HUS COURNOYER 5 November 1810 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
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Birth — 17504 May 1750
Sorel, Canada, New France
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.
1767 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Catherine HUS COURNOYER MILLET and Joseph TESSIER dit MAJOR 28 September 1767, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
She was 17 years old.
1767 marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1768 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine TESSIER was born 8 October 1768, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 18 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildJoseph TESSIER was born 23 January 1771, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildMarie TESSIER was born 10 September 1772, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 22 years old.
1774 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephe TESSIER was born 23 August 1774, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 24 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.1776 Birth of ChildGeneviève TESSIER was born 26 April 1776, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.
1776 Death of ChildMarie-Josephe TESSIER died 8 June 1776 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 26 years old.
1779 Birth of ChildPierre TESSIER was born 22 May 1779, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 29 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste TESSIER was born 20 May 1781, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.
1783 Birth of ChildMarie-Charlotte TESSIER was born 21 February 1783, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 32 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildAntoine TESSIER was born May 1784, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.
1785 Birth of ChildIgnace TESSIER was born 30 May 1785, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 35 years old.
1787 Birth of ChildMarie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 11 May 1787, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 37 years old.
1789 Birth of ChildAmbroise TESSIER was born 24 July 1789, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 39 years old.
1790 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine TESSIER married 16 August 1790, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste BERGEVIN dit LANGEVIN
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1791 Birth of ChildVeronique TESSIER was born 23 September 1791, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 41 years old.
1794 Marriage of ChildMarie TESSIER married 3 February 1794, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste BERGERON
1795 Marriage of ChildGeneviève TESSIER married 9 February 1795, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to François PELOQUIN dit FELIX CREDY
1797 Marriage of ChildJoseph TESSIER married 23 October 1797, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marie-Thérèse ÉTHIER
1804 Marriage of ChildMarie-Charlotte TESSIER married 23 January 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to André PELOQUIN dit FÉLIX
1804 Marriage of ChildPierre TESSIER married 23 January 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Judith-Julie HUS COURNOYER
1804 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marguerite TESSIER married 13 February 1804, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Pierre ÉTHIER
1806 Death of ChildMarie-Charlotte TESSIER died 30 May 1806 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
Marie-Catherine was 56 years old.
1806 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph TESSIER dit MAJOR died 6 December 1806, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
1807 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste TESSIER married 9 November 1807 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Marguerite HUS COURNOYER
1810 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine TESSIER married 30 July 1810, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to François FONTAINE
1810 Marriage of ChildVeronique TESSIER married 5 November 1810, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine HUS COURNOYER
1813 Marriage of ChildIgnace TESSIER married 1 March 1813, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoinette PELOQUIN
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1818 Marriage of ChildGeneviève TESSIER married 20 January 1818, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean-Baptiste GENEST dit LABARRE
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 Marriage of ChildMarie-Marguerite TESSIER married 22 February 1830, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Louis RAJOTTE
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Death — 183114 May 1831
Sorel, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 81.
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