Françoise HAINS

(b. 2 April 1747 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 7 May 1813 , Saint-Luc, Lower Canada )

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Françoise HAINS was born 2 April 1747 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Françoise HAINS was the child of Alexandre-Noel HAINS (HINSE) and Marie-Josephe BARDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph Jonathan HAINS and Marie PAUZE (maternal) Jean BARDE and Marie-Josephte TALON

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

Françoise married François-Guillaume BESSETTE 22 January 1770 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Guillaume BESSETTE was born 27 February 1744 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). François-Guillaume was the child of Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE.

Françoise HAINS died 7 May 1813 in Saint-Luc, 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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Françoise HAINS married

François-Guillaume BESSETTE-- Date: 22 January 1770 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Guillaume BESSETTE was the child of Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

Children of François-Guillaume BESSETTE and Françoise HAINS:

François BESSETTE (b.1 January 1772, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Elizabeth DUBUC 16 February 1795 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

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1747 Birth
2 April 1747
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Françoise HAINS and François-Guillaume BESSETTE 22 January 1770 , Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 22 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
François BESSETTE was born 1 January 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Françoise was 24 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.