Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  Jean  QUESSY (CAISSIE)

  (b. abt. 1703 Acadia, Canada   d. 1 July 1789 Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) was born abt. 1703 in Acadia, Canada

Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) was the child of Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE)   and   Anne BOURGEOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Roger QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marie Françoise POIRIER (maternal)  Charles BOURGEOIS and Anne DUGAS

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


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

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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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) married flag female ancestor Marguerite BOURGEOIS-- Date: 4 October 1728  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) married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Marie Anne RICHARD-- Date: 6 February 1748 Place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marie Anne RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marguerite BOURG




Children of Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marie Anne RICHARD:


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Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1728 Marriage / Partner
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marguerite BOURGEOIS 4 October 1728 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
marriage1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) and Marie Anne RICHARD 6 February 1748, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
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.
marriage1768 Marriage of Child
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) dit BISIN married 17 April 1768, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Louise FORTON
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.
1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Anne RICHARD died 3 May 1781, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
1786 Death of Child
Jean QUESSY (CAISSIE) dit BISIN died 27 December 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
death1789 Death
1 July 1789
Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Added: 12/11/2015 2:08:55 PM - Updated: 12/11/2015 2:12:34 PM

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