Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

(b. 8 March 1711 , La Durantaye, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1779 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was born 8 March 1711 in La Durantaye, Canada, New France

Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) was the child of Jacques BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie VENDETTE (VANDET) dite POITEVIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Marie DALLON (DAILLON) (maternal) René VENDETTE (VANDET) and Marie-Renee ARIOT (ARIAU) (HARIO)

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Marie-Dorothee married Paul BOULAY 6 November 1730 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France . Paul BOULAY was born 25 February 1703 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Paul died 19 August 1733 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada. Paul was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET.

Marie-Dorothee married (2) Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD 6 February 1734 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD was born 5 October 1712 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jean-Baptiste died 7 December 1767 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean PILOTE and Marie-Catherine BRASSARD.

Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) died 23 September 1779 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

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Family and Children of Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

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Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married

Paul BOULAY-- Date: 6 November 1730 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Paul BOULAY was the child of Paul BOULET (BOULAY) and Marie-Françoise PAQUET

Children of Paul BOULAY and Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE):

Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) married

Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD-- Date: 6 February 1734 Place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
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Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD was the child of Jean PILOTE and Marie-Catherine BRASSARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD and Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE):

Jean-Baptiste PILOTE (b.15 October 1735, Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1804, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne GAUTRON 8 January 1759 in La Durantaye, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee PILOTE (b.9 September 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean LACASSE 14 June 1773 in Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Jacques PILOTE (b.24 May 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne CHEFDEVERGUE dite LAROSE 19 July 1779 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1711 Birth
8 March 1711
La Durantaye, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Paul BOULAY 6 November 1730, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

1733 Death of Spouse/Partner
Paul BOULAY died 19 August 1733 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

1734 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Dorothee BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE) and Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD 6 February 1734 , Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

She was 22 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE was born 15 October 1735, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee was 24 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee PILOTE was born 9 September 1751, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee was 40 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Jacques PILOTE was born 24 May 1754, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Marie-Dorothee was 43 years old.

1759 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE married 8 January 1759, La Durantaye, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne GAUTRON

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.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Baptiste PILOTE dit BRASSARD died 7 December 1767, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Dorothee PILOTE married 14 June 1773, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Jean LACASSE

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.