Marie-Marguerite
TESSIER
(b.
20 August 1740
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
d.
26 January 1797
,
Berthierville, Lower Canada
)
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Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was born 20 August 1740 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER was the child of Ignace TESSIER and Geneviève FORCIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ignace TESSIER dit LAVIGNE and Marguerite LUSSIER (maternal) Jacques FORCIER and Marie-Jeanne HARELSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Marie-Marguerite married François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY 14 October 1760 in Berthierville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY was born abt. 1731 in France. François died 14 December 1796 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier).
Marie-Marguerite TESSIER died 26 January 1797 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Marie-Marguerite TESSIER
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François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY-- Date: 14 October 1760 Place: Berthierville, Canada
Children of François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER:
Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY (b.26 February 1762, Berthierville, Canada d. 14 May 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre GENEREUX 8 November 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY-- Date: 14 October 1760 Place: Berthierville, Canada Children of François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Marguerite TESSIER:
Marie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY (b.26 February 1762, Berthierville, Canada d. 14 May 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada )m. Pierre GENEREUX 8 November 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
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1740 Birth 20 August 1740
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
1760 Marriage / PartnerMarie-Marguerite TESSIER and François CONTRE dit SANSOUCY 14 October 1760, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
She was 20 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildMarie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY was born 26 February 1762, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
Marie-Marguerite was 21 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.
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.1779 Marriage of ChildMarie-Reine CONTRE dite SANSOUCY married 8 November 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre GENEREUX
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1796 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrançois CONTRE dit SANSOUCY died 14 December 1796, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1797 Death 26 January 1797
Berthierville, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 56.
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