flag female ancestor  Marie-Anne-Eleonore  BESSE

  (b. 15 September 1801 Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada   d. 18 December 1858 Sainte-Luce, Canada East )  

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Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE was born 15 September 1801 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE was the child of Louis BESSE   and   Charlotte PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre BESSE and Thérèse MARANDA (maternal)  Michel-Jacques PELLETIER and Marie-Anne-Madeleine ROY dite DESJARDINS LAUZIER

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Marie-Anne-Eleonore  married  Joseph PELLETIER 5 August 1834 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph PELLETIER  was born 18 February 1805 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada.  Joseph died 6 October 1857 in Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer).  Joseph was the child of Joseph-Julien PELLETIER and Marthe PELLETIER.

Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE died 18 December 1858 in Sainte-Luce, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE

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Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE married flag male ancestor Joseph PELLETIER-- Date: 5 August 1834 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
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Joseph PELLETIER was the child of Joseph-Julien PELLETIER and Marthe PELLETIER




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Children of Joseph PELLETIER and Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE:

flag female ancestor Eugenie PELLETIER (b.15 June 1844, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East  d. 3 April 1925, Ste-Angèle-de-Mérici, Quebec, Canada)
m. Laurent THIBAULT 24 February 1862 in Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)



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birth1801 Birth
15 September 1801
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
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
marriage1834 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne-Eleonore BESSE and Joseph PELLETIER 5 August 1834, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

She was 32 years old.
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)
1844 Birth of Child
Eugenie PELLETIER was born 15 June 1844, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne-Eleonore was 42 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph PELLETIER died 6 October 1857, Sainte-Luce, Québec, Canada (Ste-Luce) (Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer)
death1858 Death
18 December 1858
Sainte-Luce, Canada East

She died at the age of 57.
Added: 8/17/2022 4:38:52 PM - Updated: 12/20/2024 7:30:22 PM

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