Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE

Born

11 November 1766 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

6 November 1830 , L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET)Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

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Born: 11 November 1766 in Chambly, Province of Québec, 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

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josette DUMAS 13 October 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josette DUMAS was born 28 October 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Josette died 13 September 1851 in Henryville, Canada East . Marie-Josette was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUMAS and Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE.

Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE died 6 November 1830 in L'Acadie, Lower Canada .

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Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE married

Marie-Josette DUMAS
Marriage date: 13 October 1783
Marriage place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josette DUMAS was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUMAS and Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE

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Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE

Born: 31 December 1784, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1852, Saint-Rémi, Canada East

Married: Julie GUERIN 28 July 1806 Place: Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jerome BESSETTE

Born: 21 July 1786, L'Acadie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 November 1869, Saint-Rémi, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Josette SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY 16 November 1807 Place: L'Acadie, Lower Canada

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

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Birth — 1766
11 November 1766
Chambly, 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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE and Marie-Josette DUMAS 13 October 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 16 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE was born 31 December 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jean-Baptiste was 18 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Jerome BESSETTE was born 21 July 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Jean-Baptiste was 19 years old.

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE married 28 July 1806, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada to Julie GUERIN

1807 Marriage of Child
Jerome BESSETTE married 16 November 1807, L'Acadie, Lower Canada to Marie-Josette SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY

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