Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born

11 March 1721 , Varennes, Canada, New France

Died

6 May 1793 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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, Canada, New France . Anne died 10 March 1793 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Anne was the child of Gervais MEUNIER dit LAFLEUR and Catherine DAVID .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Father

Alexis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Mother

Geneviève SENECAL

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Paternal grandparents

Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) Marguerite COLLET (COLLETTE)

Maternal grandparents

Nicolas SENECAL Marie-Gertrude PETIT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married

Anne MEUNIER
Marriage date: 2 October 1744
Marriage 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)

Born: 10 October 1745, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1800 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph HOUDE 28 October 1765 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: 14 January 1747, Varennes, Canada, New France
Died: 3 August 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent LONGTIN 28 October 1765 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE 26 November 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born: 24 November 1752, Chambly, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Charlotte LONGTIN 6 November 1780 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Geneviève BISSONNETTE

Born: 20 July 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 May 1849, Iberville, Canada East

Married: Joseph HEBERT 29 September 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1721
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, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph HOUDE

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married 28 October 1765 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada 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, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte LONGTIN

1783 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BISSONNETTE married 29 September 1783, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada 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, Province of Québec, Canada to André SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE

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