Marie-Louise BESSETTE

(b. abt. 1789 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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Marie-Louise BESSETTE was born abt. 1789 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise BESSETTE was the child of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Louise RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME (maternal) Urbain RACINE dit CLEMENT and Marie-Jeanne DAUPHINAIS dite BRUNET

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

Marie-Louise married Michel LAREAU 8 August 1803 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Michel LAREAU was born 8 July 1774 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Michel died 14 October 1833 in Marieville, Rouville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Monnoir). Michel was the child of Joseph-Antoine LAREAU and Marie-Anne FRECHETTE.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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