Monique
BESSETTE
Born
23 February 1761
,
Chambly, Canada
Died
13 November 1842
,
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
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Born: 23 February 1761 in Chambly, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET)
Mother:
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE
Paternal grandparents:
Jean BESSETTE (BESSET)
, Madeleine PLAMONDON
Maternal grandparents:
Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE
, Marguerite BEAUDET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Monique married Gervais CYR 29 October 1810 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Gervais CYR was born abt. 1748 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Gervais died 20 August 1834 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Gervais was the child of Pierre CYR and Marguerite HÉBERT.
Monique BESSETTE died 13 November 1842 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East .
m. Cyr Gervais
m. Lague Joseph-Marie
m. Lague Joseph-Marie
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Monique BESSETTE
Monique BESSETTE married 
Gervais CYR
Marriage date: 29 October 1810
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Gervais CYR was the child of Pierre CYR and Marguerite HÉBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Gervais CYRMarriage date: 29 October 1810
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Gervais CYR was the child of Pierre CYR and Marguerite HÉBERT
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Birth — 176123 February 1761
Chambly, Canada
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.
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
1810 Marriage / PartnerMonique BESSETTE and Gervais CYR 29 October 1810, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
She was 49 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1834 Death of Spouse/PartnerGervais CYR died 20 August 1834, Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil)
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of CanadaDeath — 184213 November 1842
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
She died at the age of 81.
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