François BESSETTE

(b. 1 January 1772 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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François BESSETTE was born 1 January 1772 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

François BESSETTE was the child of François-Guillaume BESSETTE and Françoise HAINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marguerite PAQUET dite LARIVIERE (maternal) Alexandre-Noel HAINS (HINSE) and Marie-Josephe BARDE

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

François married Elizabeth DUBUC 16 February 1795 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth DUBUC was born 12 September 1776 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Elizabeth died 8 April 1873 in Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada. Elizabeth was the child of Michel-Pascal DUBUC and Madeleine-Helene RENAUD dite DESLAURIERS.

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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