Marie-Madeleine TESSIER

(b. 25 May 1712 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1790 , La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine TESSIER was born 25 May 1712 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine TESSIER was the child of Edmond TESSIER and Madeleine LANGEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin TESSIER and Elisabeth LÉTOURNEAU (maternal) Mathurin LANGEVIN and Marie-Thérèse MARTIN dite MONTPELLIER

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

Marie-Madeleine married Michel GENDRON 18 June 1729 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Michel GENDRON was born 23 January 1700 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Michel died 3 January 1750 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada. Michel was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Anne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU).

Marie-Madeleine TESSIER died 30 October 1790 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Madeleine TESSIER

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Marie-Madeleine TESSIER married

Michel GENDRON-- Date: 18 June 1729 Place: La-Pérade, Canada, New France
Michel GENDRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste GENDRON and Marie-Anne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Children of Michel GENDRON and Marie-Madeleine TESSIER:

Michel GENDRON (b.5 April 1733, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 14 December 1801, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique COURTEAU 24 January 1753 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph GENDRON (b.4 June 1736, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 1 February 1822, La-Pérade, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie MIREAULT 28 September 1761 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1712 Birth
25 May 1712
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1729 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine TESSIER and Michel GENDRON 18 June 1729, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 17 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Michel GENDRON was born 5 April 1733, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Madeleine was 20 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph GENDRON was born 4 June 1736, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

1750 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel GENDRON died 3 January 1750, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Michel GENDRON married 24 January 1753, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Angelique COURTEAU

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph GENDRON married 28 September 1761, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade) to Rosalie MIREAULT

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.