Marie-Louise FOISY

(b. 27 April 1717 , Repentigny, Canada, New France d. 4 February 1800 , Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Louise FOISY was born 27 April 1717 in Repentigny, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise FOISY was the child of Antoine FOISY dit FRESNIÈRE and Marie-Anne-Jeanne LUSSIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Martin FOISY and Madeleine BEAUDOIN (maternal) Jacques LUSSIER and Catherine CLERICE

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Marie-Louise married Toussaint BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 24 April 1741 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Toussaint BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 1 November 1705 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Toussaint was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU.

Marie-Louise FOISY died 4 February 1800 in Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, 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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Marie-Louise FOISY married

Toussaint BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)-- Date: 24 April 1741 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Toussaint BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Nicolas BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Barbe VILLEDIEU

Children of Toussaint BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie-Louise FOISY:

Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE (b.16 March 1752, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 23 October 1781, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph-Marie TETREAULT 7 January 1771 in Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1717 Birth
27 April 1717
Repentigny, Canada, New France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Louise FOISY and Toussaint BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 24 April 1741, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

She was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE was born 16 March 1752, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Louise was 34 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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BISSONNETTE married 7 January 1771, Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie TETREAULT

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.