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Jean Brisetout Bessette 1642–1707 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1642

Birth Location: Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Death Date: 5 January 1707

Death Location: Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada

Father: Jean Besset

Mother: Madeleine Surget

Spouse(s): Anne Seigneur

Children(s): Francois Bessett, Jean Besset, Marie-Marguerite Besset, Therese Besset, Marie-Anne Besset, Pierre Besset, Marie-Madeleine Besse, Jacqueline Besset, Anonyme Besset

Jean Brisetout Bessette was born in 1642 in Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France, the child of Jean Besset And Madeleine Surget. Jean Brisetout Bessette married Anne Seigneur, and had children including Anonyme Besset, Francois Bessett, Jacqueline Besset, Jean Besset, Marie Anne Besset, Marie Madeleine Besset Dit Besse, Marie Marguerite Besset, Pierre Besset, Simon Besset, Therese Charlotte Besset. Jean Brisetout Bessette passed away in 1707 in Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.

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Biography

  • Jean Brisetout Bessette was born in 1642 in Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France, the child of Jean Besset And Madeleine Surget.
  • Jean Brisetout Bessette married Anne Seigneur, and had children including Anonyme Besset, Francois Bessett, Jacqueline Besset, Jean Besset, Marie Anne Besset, Marie Madeleine Besset Dit Besse, Marie Marguerite Besset, Pierre Besset, Simon Besset, Therese Charlotte Besset.
  • Jean Brisetout Bessette passed away in 1707 in Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Jean Bessette's Ancestors

Self
Jean Bessette
1642–1707
Birth Place: Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Parents
Jean Besset
1629–1686
Nancy, Meurthe et Moselle, Lorraine, France
Madeleine Surget
1626–1697
Rocquefort, Seine-Maritime, Normandie, France
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jean Bessette's Descendants

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Jean (Brisetout) Bessette (1642–5 January 1707) m. Anne Seigneur (1 March 1649–4 July 1733)
  1. 1. Francois Bessett 1685–1764 m. Marie-Claude Dubois 1693–1753
    1. 1. Clement (Claud) Bessette 1728–1789 m. Marie (Charlotte) Lamoureux 1735–1804
      1. 1. Jean (Baptiste) Bessette 1779–1839 m. Marie (Charlotte) Benoit 1788–1866
        1. 1. Raphael (J) Bessette 1825–1899
      2. 2. Andre Bessette 1762–1839
      3. 3. Antoine Bessette 1760–1811 m. Marie Laroque 1767–1832
        1. 1. Jean (Baptiste Edouard) Bessette 1791–1879 m. Marie (Charlotte) Benoit 1788–1866
      4. 4. Augustin Bessette 1769–1770
      5. 5. Catherine Bessette 1766–
      6. 6. Charlotte Bessette 1772–1814
      7. 7. Clement Bessette 1754–1821
      8. 8. Francois Bessette 1755–1835
      9. 9. Julie Bessette 1763–1791
      10. 10. Louis Bessette 1774–1833
      11. 11. Marie (Amable) Bessette 1763–1835
      12. 12. Marie (Marthe) Bessette 1758–1835
      13. 13. Olivier Bessette 1771–1843
      14. 14. Pierre Bessette 1757–1835
      15. 15. Joseph Besset 1765–1832
      16. 16. Marie (Charlotte) Besset 1758–
  2. 2. Jean Besset 1672–1751
  3. 3. Marie-Marguerite Besset 1681–1760
  4. 4. Therese (Charlotte) Besset 1690–1707
  5. 5. Marie-Anne Besset 1679–1741
  6. 6. Pierre Besset 1682–1687
  7. 7. Marie-Madeleine (Besset dit) Besse 1668–1714
  8. 8. Jacqueline Besset 1671–1756
  9. 9. Anonyme Besset –1673

Jean Bessette's Timeline

6 Records

1627
8 Nov 1627
Jean Brisetout Bessette was baptized in Sévignac, Côtes-D'armor, Bretagne, France
Sévignac, Côtes-D'armor, Bretagne, France
1642
1642
Birth of Jean Brisetout Bessette in Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
1695
1695
Age 53
Jean Brisetout Bessette was married
None
1695
16 Mai 1695
Age 53
Jean Brisetout Bessette was married in La Prairie, Québec, Canada
La Prairie, Québec, Canada
1707
5 January 1707
Age 65
Death of Jean Brisetout Bessette in Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
1761
1761
Age 119
Jean Brisetout Bessette resided here
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Cahors, Departement du Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France
    Record Source:
    [1] Upper Brittany, France Births & Baptisms, 1501-1911
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1627
    Event Place: Sévignac, Côtes-D'armor, Bretagne, France
    Record Source: Upper Brittany, France Births & Baptisms, 1501-1911

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1695
    Record Source: Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Mai 1695
    Event Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1761
    Record Source: Marne, France, Birth Index, 1528-1907

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 January 1707
    Event Place: Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chambly, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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