Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born

11 March 1721 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1793 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Geneviève SENECAL

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Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 11 March 1721 in Varennes, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Geneviève SENECAL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE) (maternal) Nicolas SENECAL and Marie-Gertrude PETIT

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Jean-Baptiste married Anne MEUNIER 2 October 1744 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Anne MEUNIER was born 17 August 1720 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Anne died 10 March 1793 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Anne was the child of Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Catherine DAVID.

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 6 May 1793 in Chambly, Lower 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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Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married

Anne MEUNIER-- Date: 2 October 1744 Place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Anne MEUNIER was the child of Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Catherine DAVID

Children of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Anne MEUNIER

Marie-Des-Anges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (b.10 October 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1800 , La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph HOUDE 28 October 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (b.14 January 1747, Varennes, Canada, New France d. 3 August 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent LONGTIN 28 October 1765 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
m. André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 26 November 1787 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) (b.24 November 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Charlotte LONGTIN 6 November 1780 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Geneviève BISSONNETTE (b.20 July 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 May 1849, Iberville, Canada East )
m. Joseph HEBERT 29 September 1783 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1721 Birth
11 March 1721
Varennes, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Anne MEUNIER 2 October 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 23 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Des-Anges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 10 October 1745, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 14 January 1747, Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 24 November 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Des-Anges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 28 October 1765, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph HOUDE

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 28 October 1765 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Laurent LONGTIN

1766 Birth of Child
Geneviève BISSONNETTE was born 20 July 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 6 November 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Charlotte LONGTIN

1783 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BISSONNETTE married 29 September 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Joseph HEBERT

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 26 November 1787, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada