Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

(b. abt. 1681 , Québec Province, Canada d. 8 July 1760 , Montréal, Canada )

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Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) was born abt. 1681 in Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT and Anne SEIGNEUR

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Marie-Marguerite married Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE abt. 1699 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE was born 12 July 1661 in France. Jacques died 19 August 1734 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité).

Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) died 8 July 1760 in Montréal, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET)

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Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET) married

Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE-- Date: abt. 1699 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Children of Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE and Marie-Marguerite BESSETTE (BESSET):

Jean-Baptiste POISSANT (b.20 July 1700, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1774, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine-Charlotte GAGNE 6 February 1747 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE (b.abt. 1707, , Québec Province, Canada d. 19 January 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Angélique GIROUX 16 April 1736 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE (b.27 January 1709, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1773, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX 29 September 1749 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite POISSANT (b.abt. 1711, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 November 1778, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BEAUDIN 8 January 1731 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Agathe POISSANT (b.27 July 1720, La Prairie, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1770, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean MONET dit LAVERDURE 19 January 1739 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste POISSANT was born 20 July 1700, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1709 Birth of Child
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE was born 27 January 1709, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe POISSANT was born 27 July 1720, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1731 Marriage of Child
Marguerite POISSANT married 8 January 1731, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Pierre BEAUDIN

1734 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacques POISSANT dit LASALINE died 19 August 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1736 Marriage of Child
Pierre POISSANT dit LASALINE married 16 April 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Angélique GIROUX

1739 Marriage of Child
Marie-Agathe POISSANT married 19 January 1739, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean MONET dit LAVERDURE

1747 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste POISSANT married 6 February 1747, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Catherine-Charlotte GAGNE

1749 Marriage of Child
Claude POISSANT dit LASALINE married 29 September 1749 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Catherine LEMIEUX

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

1760 Death
8 July 1760
Montréal, Canada

Added: 4/14/2015 10:35:32 AM - Updated: 5/25/2021 10:37:02 AM