Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET)

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29 July 1718 , Chambly, Canada, New France

Died

31 August 1777 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BESSETTE (BESSET)Marie-Claude DUBOIS

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Born: 29 July 1718 in Chambly, Canada, New France

Father: François BESSETTE (BESSET)

Mother: Marie-Claude DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT , Anne SEIGNEUR

Maternal grandparents: Antoine DUBOIS , Marie-Marthe MORAL

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

Marie-Angélique married Louis LEBEAU 24 November 1739 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Louis LEBEAU was born 16 February 1716 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Louis died 24 October 1760 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Louis was the child of Mathurin LEBEAU and Marie LESIEUR.

Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) died 31 August 1777 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) married

Louis LEBEAU
Marriage date: 24 November 1739
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Louis LEBEAU was the child of Mathurin LEBEAU and Marie LESIEUR

Children of Louis LEBEAU and Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET)

Louis LEBEAU

Born: 5 November 1740, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 26 December 1809, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne NEVEU 25 July 1763 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Pierre LEBEAU

Born: 31 December 1742, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 7 July 1788, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Felicite BARRE 7 November 1774 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Françoise LEBEAU

Born: 4 November 1746, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 12 January 1823, Beloeil, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME 8 November 1762 Place: Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Charles LEBEAU

Born: 10 September 1748, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: 19 August 1820, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne BARRE 20 November 1780 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1718
29 July 1718
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) and Louis LEBEAU 24 November 1739, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 21 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Louis LEBEAU was born 5 November 1740, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Angélique was 22 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Pierre LEBEAU was born 31 December 1742, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Angélique was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Françoise LEBEAU was born 4 November 1746, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Angélique was 28 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Charles LEBEAU was born 10 September 1748, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Angélique was 30 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis LEBEAU died 24 October 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1762 Marriage of Child
Françoise LEBEAU married 8 November 1762, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Louis LEBEAU married 25 July 1763, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Marie-Anne NEVEU

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEBEAU married 7 November 1774, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Felicite BARRE

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.