immigrant flag male ancestor  Pierre  TESSIER

  (b. 19 February 1696 ,  La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France   d. 26 January 1775 ,  Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada )  

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Pierre TESSIER was born 19 February 1696 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France

Pierre TESSIER was the child of ?   and   ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1726.
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Pierre  married  Marie-Catherine VERMET 5 August 1726 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Catherine VERMET  was born 2 August 1707 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Catherine was the child of Jacques VERMET dit LAFORME and Jeanne-Angelique DUPIL (DUPILLE).

Pierre TESSIER died 26 January 1775 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada.





son of Isaac Tessier and Francoise Biraud

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Did You Know? 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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birth1696 Birth
19 February 1696
La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1726 Marriage / Partner
Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Catherine VERMET 5 August 1726, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.
1731 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER was born 10 April 1731, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 35 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Josephte TESSIER was born 25 October 1732, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 36 years old.
1735 Birth of Child
Rose TESSIER was born 31 December 1735, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 39 years old.
1739 Birth of Child
Angelique TESSIER was born 11 March 1739, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 43 years old.
1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TESSIER was born 22 April 1750, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Portneuf)

Pierre was 54 years old.
marriage1752 Marriage of Child
Josephte TESSIER married 10 January 1752, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to François LAMOTHE
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
marriage1753 Marriage of Child
Rose TESSIER married 15 October 1753, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Augustin CLEMENT dit LALLEMAND
marriage1762 Marriage of Child
Angelique TESSIER married 22 February 1762, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Joseph AMIOT
marriage1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER married 24 January 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Augustin LAMOTHE
marriage1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne TESSIER married 16 January 1769, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Charles GABOURY
death1775 Death
26 January 1775
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 78.
Added: 12/13/2015 12:33:01 PM - Updated: 5/16/2025 1:00:06 PM
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