Josephte TESSIER

Born

25 October 1732 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Died

2 February 1800 , Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

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Born: 25 October 1732 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

Parents of Josephte TESSIER

Father

Pierre TESSIER

Mother

Marie-Catherine VERMET

Grandparents of Josephte TESSIER

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Maternal grandparents

Jacques VERMET dit LAFORME Jeanne-Angelique DUPIL (DUPILLE)

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

Josephte married François LAMOTHE 10 January 1752 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François LAMOTHE was born 1 July 1731 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . François died 3 May 1813 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada . François was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE and Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL).

Josephte TESSIER died 2 February 1800 in Cap-Santé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte TESSIER

Josephte TESSIER married

François LAMOTHE
Marriage date: 10 January 1752
Marriage place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France
François LAMOTHE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMOTHE and Françoise GLINEL (DELINEL)

Children of François LAMOTHE and Josephte TESSIER

Josephte LAMOTHE

Born: 19 May 1754, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1825, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph FRENET (FRENETTE) 22 July 1776 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1732
25 October 1732
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Josephte TESSIER and François LAMOTHE 10 January 1752, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Josephte LAMOTHE was born 19 May 1754, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Josephte was 21 years old.

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.

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.