Jean-Francois BUSSIERE

(b. 24 December 1762 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada d. 18 October 1807 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Francois BUSSIERE was born 24 December 1762 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

Jean-Francois BUSSIERE was the child of Charles BUSSIERE and Catherine DROLET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BUSSIERE and Ursule RONDEAU (maternal) Pierre DROLET and Catherine SAVARD

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

Jean-Francois married Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 6 November 1781 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was born 24 May 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Josephte died 29 October 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine BELLEAU.

Jean-Francois BUSSIERE died 18 October 1807 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.

m. Audet Josephte

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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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Jean-Francois BUSSIERE married

Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE-- Date: 6 November 1781 Place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE was the child of Louis AUDET dit LAPOINTE and Marie-Catherine BELLEAU

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Children of Jean-Francois BUSSIERE and Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE:

Joseph BUSSIERE (b.22 July 1790, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Amable REGEAS 28 January 1811 in Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

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1762 Birth
24 December 1762
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

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.

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.

1781 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Francois BUSSIERE and Josephte AUDET dite LAPOINTE 6 November 1781, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 18 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Joseph BUSSIERE was born 22 July 1790, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean-Francois was 27 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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