Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Born

13 May 1769 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 August 1854 , Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

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Born: 13 May 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Mother: Marie-Dorothee SIMARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) , Marie LAVOIE

Maternal grandparents: Paul SIMARD , Geneviève GAGNON

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Marie-Sylvie married Andre DUQUET 5 September 1791 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Andre DUQUET was born 5 September 1768 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Andre died abt. 1795 Andre was the child of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Angélique BABEU.

Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 7 August 1854 in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East .
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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
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married

Andre DUQUET
Marriage date: 5 September 1791
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Andre DUQUET was the child of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Angélique BABEU

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Children of Andre DUQUET and Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Marie-Sylvie DUQUET

Born: 10 August 1791, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 March 1876, Saint-Sébastien, Iberville, Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT) 31 MAY 1813 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Françoise DUQUET

Born: 2 October 1793, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe DUQUET

Born: 3 May 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) 8 February 1831 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Andre DUQUET

Born: 31 January 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Rose HOUDE (HOULE) 13 October 1823 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pelagie DUQUET

Born: 2 December 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 April 1813, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Rosalie DUQUET

Born: 3 November 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 December 1879, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE 25 June 1822 Place: Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada

Marie-Amable DUQUET

Born: 21 March 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite DUQUET

Born: 12 July 1806, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 10 July 1884, Essex, Tillbury, Ontario, Canada

Married: François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS 6 October 1823 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Felicite DUQUET

Born: 26 April 1809, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 14 February 1810, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Geneviève DUQUET

Born: 20 January 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 8 March 1812, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Julien DUQUET

Born: 20 January 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Claire DUQUET

Born: abt. 1812, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: August 1890, Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Married: Julien BOURASSA 19 January 1832 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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Birth — 1769
13 May 1769
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) - 1769 Baptism - Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Baie-Saint-Paul, Baie-Saint-Paul, QC, Canada

1769 Baptism - Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Baie-Saint-Paul, Baie-Saint-Paul, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Andre DUQUET 5 September 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 22 years old.

Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) - 1791 Marriage - Nativite-de-la-Prairie de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

1791 Marriage - Nativite-de-la-Prairie de-la-Magdeleine, La Prairie, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1791 Birth of Child
Marie-Sylvie DUQUET was born 10 August 1791, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 22 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Françoise DUQUET was born 2 October 1793, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 24 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe DUQUET was born 3 May 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 25 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Andre DUQUET was born 31 January 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 27 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Pelagie DUQUET was born 2 December 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 29 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Rosalie DUQUET was born 3 November 1801, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 32 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable DUQUET was born 21 March 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 34 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marguerite DUQUET was born 12 July 1806, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 37 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Felicite DUQUET was born 26 April 1809, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 39 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Geneviève DUQUET was born 20 January 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 41 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Julien DUQUET was born 20 January 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 41 years old.

1813 Death of Child
Pelagie DUQUET died 8 April 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Sylvie was 43 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Sylvie DUQUET married 31 MAY 1813, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BREAULT (BRAULT)

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

1822 Marriage of Child
Rosalie DUQUET married 25 June 1822, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to Joseph MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE

1823 Marriage of Child
Marguerite DUQUET married 6 October 1823, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François BENOIT dit LIVERNOIS

1823 Marriage of Child
Andre DUQUET married 13 October 1823, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Rose HOUDE (HOULE)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe DUQUET married 8 February 1831, Saint-Luc, Québec, Canada to François BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

1832 Marriage of Child
Claire DUQUET married 19 January 1832, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Julien BOURASSA

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

Marie-Sylvie BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) - 1854 Death Name: Marie Bissonnet Event: Enterrement (Burial) Burial Year: 1854 Burial Location: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec (Quebec) Place of W

1854 Death
Name: Marie Bissonnet
Event: Enterrement (Burial)
Burial Year: 1854
Burial Location: St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: St-Jean-l`Évangéliste

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Death — 1854
7 August 1854
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
She died at the age of 85.

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