Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE)

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abt. 1703 , Acadia, Canada

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1 July 1789 , Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE)Anne BOURGEOIS

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Born: abt. 1703 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE)

Mother: Anne BOURGEOIS

Paternal grandparents: Roger QUESSY (CAISSIE) , Marie Françoise POIRIER

Maternal grandparents: Charles BOURGEOIS , Anne DUGAS

Jean was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean married Marguerite BOURGEOIS 4 October 1728 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite BOURGEOIS was born 15 April 1708 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume BOURGEOIS and Catherine Josephe THIBODEAU.

Jean married (2) Marie Anne RICHARD 6 February 1748 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . Marie Anne RICHARD was born abt. 1699 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Anne died 3 May 1781 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie Anne was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marguerite BOURG.

Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) died 1 July 1789 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse & Children of Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE)

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Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) married

Marguerite BOURGEOIS
Marriage date: 4 October 1728
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite BOURGEOIS was the child of Guillaume BOURGEOIS and Catherine Josephe THIBODEAU

Children of Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marguerite BOURGEOIS

Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) dit BISIN

Born: abt. 1736, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 27 December 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louise FORTON 17 April 1768 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) married

Marie Anne RICHARD
Marriage date: 6 February 1748
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie Anne RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marguerite BOURG

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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marguerite BOURGEOIS 4 October 1728 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marie Anne RICHARD 6 February 1748, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) dit BISIN married 17 April 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise FORTON

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.