HELP! flag male ancestor  Pierre  TESSIER

  (b. 20 July 1749 Contrecœur, Canada, New France   d. 18 December 1809 Verchères, Lower Canada )  

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Pierre TESSIER was born 20 July 1749 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France

Pierre TESSIER was the child of Pierre TESSIER   and   Madeleine JACQUES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre TESSIER and Marie-Anne VIVIER (maternal)  Nicolas JACQUES and Josephe BÉDARD

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Pierre  married  Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE 9 November 1772 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 4 children. Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE  was born 22 July 1754 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres).  Marguerite was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN.

Pierre TESSIER died 18 December 1809 in Verchères, Lower Canada .

m. Pion Marguerite


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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline MacDonald for providing this information.

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre TESSIER

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Pierre TESSIER married flag female ancestor Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 9 November 1772  Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Louis PION dit LAFONTAINE and Françoise-Marguerite GUERTIN




Children of Pierre TESSIER and Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE:



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birth1749 Birth
20 July 1749
Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1772 Marriage / Partner
Pierre TESSIER and Marguerite PION dite LAFONTAINE 9 November 1772 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 23 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Marie TESSIER was born 29 April 1775, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 25 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1781 Birth of Child
Cecile TESSIER was born 9 April 1781, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 31 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Marguerite TESSIER was born 28 April 1787, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

Pierre was 37 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Marie TESSIER married 5 October 1795, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to François FONTAINE dit BIENVENU
death1809 Death
18 December 1809
Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He died at the age of 60.
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