Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

(b. 18 May 1730 , La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 23 June 1779 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was born 18 May 1730 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE was the child of Noel PAQUET dit LARIVIERE and Marguerite BEAUDET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Laurent BEAUDET and Marguerite-Louise CREVIER

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

Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) 27 July 1750 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 28 March 1711 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-Baptiste died 10 September 1772 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) and Madeleine PLAMONDON.

Marie-Anne married (2) François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA 22 May 1775 in Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA was born 30 July 1732 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). François-Albert-Jacques died 5 February 1786 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie). François-Albert-Jacques was the child of François-Joachim BOURASSA and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS.

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE died 23 June 1779 in Chambly, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Family and Children of Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE

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Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE married

Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET)-- Date: 27 July 1750 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) and Madeleine PLAMONDON

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE:

Jean-Baptiste BESSET (b.23 August 1751, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 21 January 1755, , Québec Province, Canada )

Michel BESSETTE (b.24 September 1752, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 20 January 1777, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Anne BESSET (b.2 June 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1754, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Angelique BESSET (b.abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada d. December 1760, Chambly, Canada )

Marie-Catherine BESSET (b.18 February 1756, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Anne BESSET (b.4 April 1757, Chambly, Canada, New France d. February 1758, Chambly, Canada, New France )

Marie-Elisabeth BESSET (b.12 March 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1760, Chambly, Canada )

Joseph BESSET (b.13 March 1759, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )

Monique BESSETTE (b.23 February 1761, Chambly, Canada d. 13 November 1842, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Gervais CYR 29 October 1810 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Louis BESSET (b.16 January 1763, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Albert BESSET (b.19 July 1764, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (b.11 November 1766, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 November 1830, L'Acadie, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josette DUMAS 13 October 1783 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Alexis BESSET (b.6 August 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. December 1769, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Anne BESSET (b.12 October 1771, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE married

François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA-- Date: 22 May 1775 Place: Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA was the child of François-Joachim BOURASSA and Marie-Anne DENEAU (DENIAU) dite DESTAILLIS

Albert Bourassa, widower of Marie Jeanne Brosseau
Marie Anne Lariviere, widow of Jean Baptiste Becet

Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly, Chambly, QC, Canada

Children of François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA and Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE:

Geneviève BOURASSA (b.19 May 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 June 1776, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1730 Birth
18 May 1730
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE and Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) 27 July 1750, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 20 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSET was born 23 August 1751, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 21 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Michel BESSETTE was born 24 September 1752, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 22 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BESSET was born 2 June 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSET died 21 January 1755, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine BESSET was born 18 February 1756, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 25 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BESSET was born 4 April 1757, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

1758 Death of Child
Marie-Anne BESSET died February 1758, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 27 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BESSET was born 12 March 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Joseph BESSET was born 13 March 1759, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 28 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Marie-Elisabeth BESSET died 2 October 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1760 Death of Child
Angelique BESSET died December 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Monique BESSETTE was born 23 February 1761, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 30 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Louis BESSET was born 16 January 1763, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Albert BESSET was born 19 July 1764, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 34 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE was born 11 November 1766, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 36 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Alexis BESSET was born 6 August 1769, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BESSET was born 12 October 1771, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 41 years old.

1772 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste BESSETTE (BESSET) died 10 September 1772, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

1775 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne PAQUET dite LARIVIERE and François-Albert-Jacques BOURASSA 22 May 1775, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 45 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Geneviève BOURASSA was born 19 May 1776, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Anne was 46 years old.

1777 Death of Child
Michel BESSETTE died 20 January 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne was 46 years old.

1779 Death
23 June 1779
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 49.

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