Agathe-Barbe TESSIER

(b. 22 July 1744 , Yamaska, Canada, New France d. 22 March 1817 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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Agathe-Barbe TESSIER was born 22 July 1744 in Yamaska, Canada, New France

Agathe-Barbe TESSIER was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER (maternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HAREL

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

Agathe-Barbe married François NOEL dit MIDELET 5 March 1764 in Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François NOEL dit MIDELET was born abt. 1740 in France. François died 21 February 1791 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche).

Agathe-Barbe married (2) Augustin GODIN 6 June 1791 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Augustin GODIN was born abt. 1750 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Augustin died 28 February 1831 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Augustin was the child of Jean-Baptiste GODIN and Madeleine PINEL dite AUGER, BELLEFEUILLE.

Agathe-Barbe TESSIER died 22 March 1817 in Yamachiche, Lower 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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Agathe-Barbe TESSIER married

François NOEL dit MIDELET-- Date: 5 March 1764 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Children of François NOEL dit MIDELET and Agathe-Barbe TESSIER:

Thérèse NOEL (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Claude FERRON 30 September 1782 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Agathe-Barbe TESSIER married

Augustin GODIN-- Date: 6 June 1791 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Augustin GODIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste GODIN and Madeleine PINEL dite AUGER, BELLEFEUILLE

Children of Augustin GODIN and Agathe-Barbe TESSIER:

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1744 Birth
22 July 1744
Yamaska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Agathe-Barbe TESSIER and François NOEL dit MIDELET 5 March 1764, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

She was 19 years old.

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.

1782 Marriage of Child
Thérèse NOEL married 30 September 1782 , Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Claude FERRON

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
Agathe-Barbe TESSIER and Augustin GODIN 6 June 1791, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 46 years old.