flag female ancestor  Marie-Josette  DUMAS

  (b. 28 October 1767 Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 13 September 1851 Henryville, Canada East )  

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Marie-Josette DUMAS was born 28 October 1767 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josette DUMAS was the child of Etienne-Joseph DUMAS   and   Marie-Josephte PIEDALUE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne DUMAS and Félicité CHENAY (maternal)  Julien-Bertrand PIEDALUE and Felicite BOURASSA

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Marie-Josette  married  Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE 13 October 1783 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE  was born 11 November 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly).  Jean-Baptiste died 6 November 1830 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie).  Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE.

Marie-Josette DUMAS died 13 September 1851 in Henryville, Canada East .
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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.

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Marie-Josette DUMAS married flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE-- Date: 13 October 1783 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE




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birth1767 Birth
28 October 1767
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
marriage1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josette DUMAS and Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE 13 October 1783, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 15 years old.
1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE was born 31 December 1784, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Josette was 17 years old.
1786 Birth of Child
Jerome BESSETTE was born 21 July 1786, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Marie-Josette was 18 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1806 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE married 28 July 1806, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (St-Johns) (Dorchester) to Julie GUERIN
marriage1807 Marriage of Child
Jerome BESSETTE married 16 November 1807, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie) to Marie-Josette SURPRENANT dite SANSOUCY
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE died 6 November 1830, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
death1851 Death
13 September 1851
Henryville, Canada East

She died at the age of 83.
Added: 8/1/2019 2:58:27 PM - Updated: 8/1/2019 3:23:10 PM

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