Louis TESSIER

(b. 26 March 1710 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1770 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Louis TESSIER was born 26 March 1710 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Louis 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

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Louis married Madeleine GENDRON 6 February 1741 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine GENDRON was born 9 February 1716 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Madeleine died 3 August 1786 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Madeleine was the child of René GENDRON and Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE.

Louis TESSIER died 11 January 1770 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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Louis TESSIER married

Madeleine GENDRON-- Date: 6 February 1741 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Madeleine GENDRON was the child of René GENDRON and Nicole LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

Children of Louis TESSIER and Madeleine GENDRON:

François TESSIER (b.23 April 1743, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1812, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Françoise VALLÉE 26 February 1770 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph TESSIER (b.6 June 1745, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1812, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise GRANDBOIS dite GUILBAUT 11 February 1771 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Louise TESSIER (b.3 April 1755, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Eustache GRANDBOIS dit GUILBAUT 9 February 1777 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1710 Birth
26 March 1710
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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Louis TESSIER and Madeleine GENDRON 6 February 1741, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 30 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
François TESSIER was born 23 April 1743, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Joseph TESSIER was born 6 June 1745, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis was 35 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise TESSIER was born 3 April 1755, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Louis was 45 years old.

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.