François BESSETTE (BESSET)

(b. 26 July 1685 , Chambly, Canada, New France d. 3 June 1764 , Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 26 July 1685 in Chambly, Canada, New France

François BESSETTE (BESSET) was the child of Jean BESSETTE (BESSET) dit BRISETOUT and Anne SEIGNEUR

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

François married Marie-Claude DUBOIS 9 February 1716 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Claude DUBOIS was born abt. 1693 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Claude was the child of Antoine DUBOIS and Marie-Marthe MORAL.

François BESSETTE (BESSET) died 3 June 1764 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.

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Family and Children of François BESSETTE (BESSET)

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François BESSETTE (BESSET) married

Marie-Claude DUBOIS-- Date: 9 February 1716 Place: Chambly, Canada, New France
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Marie-Claude DUBOIS was the child of Antoine DUBOIS and Marie-Marthe MORAL

Children of François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Claude DUBOIS:

Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) (b.29 July 1718, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 31 August 1777, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LEBEAU 24 November 1739 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET) (b.20 April 1721, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 6 May 1801, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste VIGEANT dit TAUPIER 4 November 1743 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Jeanne-Claude BESSETTE (b.19 September 1722, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 21 March 1798, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE 28 February 1745 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François BESSETTE (BESSET) (b.3 August 1724, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1760, Chambly, Canada )
m. Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME 7 January 1754 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Antoine BESSETTE (b.6 February 1726, Chambly, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Anne-Amable LAMARRE 27 January 1755 in Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil)

Clement BASSET (b.28 February 1728, Chambly, Canada, New France d. 22 August 1789, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1685 Birth
26 July 1685
Chambly, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage / Partner
François BESSETTE (BESSET) and Marie-Claude DUBOIS 9 February 1716, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 30 years old.

1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 29 July 1718, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 33 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 20 April 1721, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 35 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Claude BESSETTE was born 19 September 1722, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 37 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
François BESSETTE (BESSET) was born 3 August 1724, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 39 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Antoine BESSETTE was born 6 February 1726, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 40 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Clement BASSET was born 28 February 1728, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 42 years old.

1739 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique BESSETTE (BESSET) married 24 November 1739, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Louis LEBEAU

1743 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BESSETTE (BESSET) married 4 November 1743, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste VIGEANT dit TAUPIER

1745 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Claude BESSETTE married 28 February 1745, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE

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

1754 Marriage of Child
François BESSETTE (BESSET) married 7 January 1754, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Geneviève GABORIAULT dite LAPALME

1755 Marriage of Child
Antoine BESSETTE married 27 January 1755, Longueuil, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-Longueuil) to Marie-Anne-Amable LAMARRE

1760 Death of Child
François BESSETTE (BESSET) died 17 January 1760, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

François was 74 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.

1764 Death
3 June 1764
Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 8/22/2015 4:11:35 PM - Updated: 5/26/2020 9:11:48 AM