Marie-Josephe TESSIER

(b. 10 June 1730 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 15 May 1817 , Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe TESSIER was born 10 June 1730 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe TESSIER was the child of Paul TESSIER and Madeleine FAVREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Paul TESSIER and Marie-Madeleine CLOUTIER (maternal) Jean FAVREAU and Jeanne MEUNIER

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

Marie-Josephe married Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU 23 September 1748 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU was born 1 October 1726 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph-Germain died 24 October 1763 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph-Germain was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS.

Marie-Josephe TESSIER died 15 May 1817 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, 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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Marie-Josephe TESSIER married

Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU-- Date: 23 September 1748 Place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France
Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU was the child of Etienne GAUVREAU and Marguerite-Françoise LEGRIS

Children of Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU and Marie-Josephe TESSIER:

Joseph GAUVREAU (b.28 February 1753, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Agathe FORGET 18 July 1774 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

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1730 Birth
10 June 1730
Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe TESSIER and Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU 23 September 1748 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

She was 18 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Joseph GAUVREAU was born 28 February 1753, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Marie-Josephe was 22 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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Germain GAUVREAU died 24 October 1763, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph GAUVREAU married 18 July 1774, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Agathe FORGET

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.