François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born

6 June 1683 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

4 February 1758 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

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François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)Marie BOUART

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Born: 6 June 1683 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Mother: Marie BOUART

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

François married Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD 16 May 1718 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD was born 15 March 1698 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died abt. 1718 in Québec Province, Canada. Elisabeth was the child of Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU.

François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 4 February 1758 in Batiscan, Canada, New France .

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse & Children of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

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François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married

Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD
Marriage date: 16 May 1718
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD was the child of Paul-Jean BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD and Gabrielle BARIBEAU

Children of François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD

Marie-Francoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 30 March 1718, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph-Yves PHLEM dit YVON 13 February 1748 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

François-Xavier DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 9 March 1719, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Agathe DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 1 May 1722, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 15 September 1756, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST 24 January 1752 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD

Born: June 1724, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 28 July 1799, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND dit ST-ARNAUD 7 January 1758 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 2 September 1726, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Alexis THIFFAULT 20 February 1757 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 13 January 1728, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 15 November 1772, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine MASSICOTTE 20 June 1763 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite RIVARD 18 January 1768 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 22 February 1732, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 29 September 1797, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève MASSICOTTE 29 August 1768 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Joachim-Francois DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX)

Born: 15 July 1740, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 28 June 1817, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique MASSICOTTE 28 January 1765 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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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Baptism

Baptism found at Saint-Francois-Xavier, Batiscan, Quebec in Drouin Collection

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The French In North America: 1500-1783

Birth — 1683
6 June 1683
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage / Partner
François DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) and Elisabeth BERTRAND dite ST-ARNAUD 16 May 1718, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 34 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 30 March 1718, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 34 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
François-Xavier DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 9 March 1719, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 35 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Agathe DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 1 May 1722, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 38 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) dite BRONSARD was born June 1724, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 41 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 2 September 1726, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 43 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 13 January 1728, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 44 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Joseph DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 22 February 1732, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 48 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Joachim-Francois DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) was born 15 July 1740, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 57 years old.

1748 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married 13 February 1748, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Joseph-Yves PHLEM dit YVON

1752 Marriage of Child
Agathe DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married 24 January 1752, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Antoine ROUILLARD dit PRONOVOST

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Death of Child
Agathe DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) died 15 September 1756, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

François was 73 years old.

1757 Marriage of Child
Genevieve DESSUREAU (DESSUREAUX) married 20 February 1757, Batiscan, Canada, New France to Alexis THIFFAULT

Death — 1758
4 February 1758
Batiscan, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 74.

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