Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Born

30 March 1774 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

17 June 1843 , Louiseville, Canada East

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Parents

2 recorded View parent relationships

Grandparents

4 recorded View grandparents

Spouses, Marriages & Children

1 recorded relationshipView family relationships

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 30 March 1774 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Father

Pierre TESSIER

Mother

Marguerite GÉLINAS

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre TESSIER Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

Maternal grandparents

Étienne GÉLINAS Josephte CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine MILLET 16 October 1797 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Madeleine MILLET was born 19 March 1778 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Louis MILLET and Madeleine CORBIN.

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER died 17 June 1843 in Louiseville, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Jean-Baptiste appear below.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER

Jean-Baptiste TESSIER married

Madeleine MILLET
Marriage date: 16 October 1797
Marriage place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Madeleine MILLET was the child of Louis MILLET and Madeleine CORBIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Madeleine MILLET

No children are currently listed for this couple.

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Jean-Baptiste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

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

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Jean-Baptiste TESSIER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Jean-Baptiste TESSIER.

How to read this timeline
Records about Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1774
30 March 1774
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste TESSIER and Madeleine MILLET 16 October 1797, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 23 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England