Laurent BESSETTE

(b. 2 December 1759 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1814 , Chambly, Lower Canada )

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Laurent BESSETTE was born 2 December 1759 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Laurent BESSETTE was the child of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Claude DUBOIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste GABORIAULT dit LAPALME and Marguerite-Françoise BOILEAU

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

Laurent married Archange TETREAULT 23 July 1792 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Archange TETREAULT was born 8 August 1777 in Beloeil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil). Archange died 10 April 1845 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Archange was the child of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER.

Laurent BESSETTE died 4 December 1814 in Chambly, 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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Laurent BESSETTE married

Archange TETREAULT-- Date: 23 July 1792 Place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Archange TETREAULT was the child of Joseph TETREAU (TETREAULT) dit DUCHARME and Marie-Catherine LUSSIER

Children of Laurent BESSETTE and Archange TETREAULT:

Marie BESSETTE (b.3 February 1796, Chambly, Lower Canada d. 14 August 1824, Chambly, Lower Canada )
m. Moses BUNKER 14 June 1814 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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1759 Birth
2 December 1759
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, 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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Laurent BESSETTE and Archange TETREAULT 23 July 1792, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 32 years old.

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

1796 Birth of Child
Marie BESSETTE was born 3 February 1796, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Laurent was 36 years old.

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