Elisabeth
TESSIER
(b.
3 November 1792
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
d.
17 December 1865
,
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
)
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Elisabeth TESSIER was born 3 November 1792 in Berthierville, Lower Canada
Elisabeth TESSIER was the child of Francois-Amable TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marie-Catherine HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques TESSIER and Josephte BEAUDOIN (maternal) Joseph HOUDE (HOULE) and Agathe-Marie-Rosalie DÉSORCYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Elisabeth married Francois GEOFFROY 7 October 1816 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois GEOFFROY was born 11 September 1795 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Francois died 31 December 1866 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix). Francois was the child of Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY and Marie-Angelique RIVET.
Elisabeth TESSIER died 17 December 1865 in Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East .
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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.
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Family and Children of Elisabeth TESSIER
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Francois GEOFFROY-- Date: 7 October 1816 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Francois GEOFFROY was the child of Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY and Marie-Angelique RIVET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER:
Genevieve GEOFFROY (b.30 December 1819, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1897, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )
m. Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 14 February 1843 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Francois GEOFFROY-- Date: 7 October 1816 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada Francois GEOFFROY was the child of Rémy-Henry GEOFFROY and Marie-Angelique RIVET
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois GEOFFROY and Elisabeth TESSIER:
Genevieve GEOFFROY (b.30 December 1819, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada d. 9 May 1897, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada )m. Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE 14 February 1843 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
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1792 Birth 3 November 1792
Berthierville, Lower Canada
1816 Marriage / PartnerElisabeth TESSIER and Francois GEOFFROY 7 October 1816, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
She was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Birth of ChildGenevieve GEOFFROY was born 30 December 1819, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)
Elisabeth was 27 years old.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage of ChildGenevieve GEOFFROY married 14 February 1843, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth) to Narcisse-Joseph DESROSIERS dit LAFRENIÈRE
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1865 Death 17 December 1865
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East
She died at the age of 73.
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