Rene TESSIER

(b. 2 May 1705 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 17 November 1784 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Rene TESSIER was born 2 May 1705 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Rene TESSIER was the child of Edmond TESSIER and Madeleine LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin TESSIER and Elisabeth LÉTOURNEAU (maternal) Mathurin LANGEVIN and Marie-Thérèse MARTIN dite MONTPELLIER

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

Rene married Marguerite SAUVAGEAU 14 January 1725 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite SAUVAGEAU was born 22 December 1696 in Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines). Marguerite died 28 January 1771 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite was the child of Alexis SAUVAGEAU and Marguerite MARTIN dite MASSE.

Rene married (2) Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 21 October 1771 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was born 24 April 1711 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite died 19 January 1776 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Marguerite was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT).

Rene TESSIER died 17 November 1784 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Rene TESSIER married

Marguerite SAUVAGEAU-- Date: 14 January 1725 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marguerite SAUVAGEAU was the child of Alexis SAUVAGEAU and Marguerite MARTIN dite MASSE

Children of Rene TESSIER and Marguerite SAUVAGEAU:

Pierre-Rene TESSIER (b.8 October 1728, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Joseph-Ursule ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) 11 January 1751 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marguerite TESSIER (b.7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jacques VALLEE 19 February 1754 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephe TESSIER (b.7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1814, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada)
m. Ignace MORAND 6 April 1752 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis-Michel TESSIER (b.9 March 1736, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 22 February 1828, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Brigitte VALLÉE 2 February 1761 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rene TESSIER married

Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS-- Date: 21 October 1771 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS was the child of François GUILBAUT dit GRANDBOIS and Marie-Simone MAILHOT (MAILLOT)

Children of Rene TESSIER and Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS:

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1705 Birth
2 May 1705
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Rene TESSIER and Marguerite SAUVAGEAU 14 January 1725 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 19 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Pierre-Rene TESSIER was born 8 October 1728, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rene was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marguerite TESSIER was born 7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rene was 27 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER was born 7 June 1732, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rene was 27 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Louis-Michel TESSIER was born 9 March 1736, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Rene was 30 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Rene TESSIER married 11 January 1751, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Marie-Joseph-Ursule ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

1752 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe TESSIER married 6 April 1752, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Ignace MORAND

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Marguerite TESSIER married 19 February 1754 , La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Jacques VALLEE

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis-Michel TESSIER married 2 February 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Brigitte VALLÉE

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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Rene TESSIER and Marguerite GUIBAULT dite GRANDBOIS 21 October 1771, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 66 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite SAUVAGEAU died 28 January 1771, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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.