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Jean Baptiste Bessette 1779–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1779

Birth Location: St Mathias, Rouville, QC

Death Date: 17 Oct 1839

Death Location: Marieville, Québec

Father: Clement Bessette

Mother: Marie Lamoureux

Spouse(s): Marie Benoit

Children(s): Raphael Bessette

The story of Jean Baptiste Bessette began in 1779 in St Mathias, Rouville, QC. Jean Baptiste Bessette married Marie Charlotte Benoit, and had children including Raphael J Bessette. Jean Baptiste Bessette passed away in 1839 in Marieville, Québec.

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Biography

  • The story of Jean Baptiste Bessette began in 1779 in St Mathias, Rouville, QC.
  • Jean Baptiste Bessette married Marie Charlotte Benoit, and had children including Raphael J Bessette.
  • Jean Baptiste Bessette passed away in 1839 in Marieville, Québec.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clement Bessette
1728–1789
Birth Location: Fort Chambly, Quebec, Canada
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Marie Lamoureux
1735–1804
Birth Location: Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Marie Benoit
1788–1866
Birth Location: Verchères, Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

Raphael Bessette
1825–1899
Birth Location: La Prairie, Roussillon, Quebec, Canada
RB

Jean Bessette's Ancestors

Self
Jean Bessette
1779–1839
Birth Place: St Mathias, Rouville, QC
Parents
Clement Claud Bessette
1728–1789
Fort Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Marie (Charlotte) Lamoureux
1735–1804
Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Grandparents
Francois Bessett
1685–1764
Chambly, Québec, Canada
Marie-Claude Dubois
1693–1753
Trois Rivieres, St Maurice, Québec, Canada
Angelique (Robert dit) Lafontaine
1709–1774
Ste-Famille, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Jean Bessette
1642–1707
Anne Seigneur
1649–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Besset
1629–1686
Madeleine Surget
1626–1697

Jean Bessette's Descendants

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Jean (Baptiste) Bessette (5 Mar 1779–17 Oct 1839) m. Marie (Charlotte) Benoit (22 Feb 1788–19 Aug 1866)
  1. 1. Raphael (J) Bessette 1825–1899
    1. 1. Jean (Baptist) Bessette 1852–1909 m. Adaline Dragon 1850–1921
      1. 1. Levi Bassett 1876–
      2. 2. Sarah Bassett 1880–
      3. 3. Alfred (J.) Bessette 1883–1959 m. Rose Imbault 1894–1975
        1. 1. Arthur Bessette 1919–2003
        2. 2. Ernest (M.) Bessette 1918–1989
        3. 3. Albert Bessette 1917–2003
        4. 4. Joseph (E) Bessette 1920–2003
        5. 5. Yvonne Bessette 1922–1979 m. Leo Jutras 1919–1998
        6. 6. Alice (R) Bessette 1926–1927
        7. 7. Omer Bessette 1925–1929
      4. 4. John (Baptist) Bassett 1881–1930 m. Julia (Eva) Rapp 1886–1944
        1. 1. Earl (N) Bassett 1906–
      5. 5. Clara Bessette 1879–

Jean Bessette's Timeline

2 Records

1779
5 Mar 1779
Birth of Jean Baptiste Bessette in St Mathias, Rouville, QC
St Mathias, Rouville, QC
1839
17 Oct 1839
Age 60
Death of Jean Baptiste Bessette in Marieville, Rouville, QC
Marieville, Rouville, QC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Mar 1779
    Event Place: St Mathias, Rouville, QC
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1839
    Event Place: Marieville, Rouville, QC
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marieville, Québec
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