Michel TESSIER

(b. 16 August 1758 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1809 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada )

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Michel TESSIER was born 16 August 1758 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Michel TESSIER was the child of Pierre-Rene TESSIER and Marie-Joseph-Ursule ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Rene TESSIER and Marguerite SAUVAGEAU (maternal) Jacques ROCHEREAU and Marie-Madeleine THIFFAULT

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

Michel married Madeleine RICHARD 14 February 1786 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine RICHARD was born abt. 1766 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne CHAREST.

Michel TESSIER died 31 July 1809 in La-Pérade, 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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Michel TESSIER married

Madeleine RICHARD-- Date: 14 February 1786 Place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine RICHARD was the child of Jean Baptiste RICHARD and Marie-Anne CHAREST

Children of Michel TESSIER and Madeleine RICHARD:

Angele TESSIER (b.17 April 1788, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 March 1867, La-Pérade, Canada East )
m. Alexis LEDUC 24 January 1809 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Ursule TESSIER (b.24 January 1799, La-Pérade, Lower Canada d. 2 December 1855, La-Pérade, Canada East )
m. Olivier LEDUC 8 February 1820 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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1758 Birth
16 August 1758
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Michel TESSIER and Madeleine RICHARD 14 February 1786, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

He was 27 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Angele TESSIER was born 17 April 1788, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 29 years old.

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

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

1799 Birth of Child
Ursule TESSIER was born 24 January 1799, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Michel was 40 years old.

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