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Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette 1791–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1791

Birth Location: Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada

Death Date: 17 March 1879

Death Location: Mont St-Grégoire (Iberville) Qué, Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine Bessette

Mother: Marie Laroque

Spouse(s): Marie Benoit

Children(s): Magloire Bessette

In 1791, Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette entered the world in Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada, born to Antoine Bessette And Marie Laroque. In 1842, Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided in St-Grégoire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada. In 1851, Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided in Rouville, Canada East (Quebec), Canada. Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette married Marie Charlotte Benoit, and had children including Magloire Bessette. Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette passed away in 1879 in Mont St-Grégoire (Iberville) Qué, Québec, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1791, Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette entered the world in Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada, born to Antoine Bessette And Marie Laroque.
  • In 1842, Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided in St-Grégoire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada.
  • In 1851, Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided in Rouville, Canada East (Quebec), Canada.
  • Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette married Marie Charlotte Benoit, and had children including Magloire Bessette.
  • Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette passed away in 1879 in Mont St-Grégoire (Iberville) Qué, Québec, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Antoine Bessette
1760–1811
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
AB
Marie Laroque
1767–1832
Birth Location: Québec, Quebec, Canada
ML

Spouses(s)

Marie Benoit
1788–1866
Birth Location: Verchères, Quebec, Canada
MB

Children(s)

Magloire Bessette
1817–1890
Birth Location: Marieville, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
MB

Jean Bessette's Ancestors

Self
Jean Bessette
1791–1879
Birth Place: Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada
Parents
Antoine Bessette
1760–1811
Quebec, Canada
Marie Laroque
1767–1832
Québec, Quebec, Canada
Grandparents
Clement (Claud) Bessette
1728–1789
Fort Chambly, Quebec, Canada
Marie (Charlotte) Lamoureux
1735–1804
Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Francois Bessett
1685–1764
Marie-Claude Dubois
1693–1753
Angelique Lafontaine
1709–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Bessette
1642–1707
Anne Seigneur
1649–1733

Jean Bessette's Descendants

1.
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Jean (Baptiste Edouard) Bessette (1 January 1791–17 March 1879) m. Marie (Charlotte) Benoit (22 Feb 1788–19 Aug 1866)
  1. 1. Magloire Bessette 1817–1890 m. Adélaïde Letarte 1821–1910
    1. 1. Etienne Bessette 1846–1915
    2. 2. Mathilde Bessette 1847–1911
    3. 3. Amedee (Bessette Dit) Brisetout 1848–1929
    4. 4. Eleonore (Bessette Dit) Brisetout 1845–1927
    5. 5. Hyppolite (Bessette Dit) Brisetout 1851–
    6. 6. Magloire (Bessette Dit) Brisetout 1839–
    7. 7. Malvina (Bessette Dit) Brisetout 1855–
    8. 8. Moise (Bessette Dit) Brisetout 1853–1935
    9. 9. Salomon (Bessette Dit) Brisetout –1933
    10. 10. Joseph Bessette 1840–1879 m. Zoë (St.) Onge 1851–1944
      1. 1. Jean (Baptiste Alexander) Bessette 1875–1932 m. Lena Ayotte 1871–1956
        1. 1. Alice (H) Bessette 1908– m. John ("Romeo") Richard 1899–1962
        2. 2. Valerie Elliot 1904–
        3. 3. Laura (P) Bessette 1904–
        4. 4. Stella Bessette 1908–
        5. 5. Wilfrid Bessette 1909–
        6. 6. Cleofoss Bessette 1912–
      2. 2. Michel Bissette 1878–
      3. 3. Napoleon Bessette 1871–
    11. 11. Nazaire Bessette 1841– m. Zoë (St.) Onge 1851–1944
      1. 1. Oliva Bessette 1889–
      2. 2. Annah Bessette 1887–1894

Jean Bessette's Timeline

6 Records

1791
1 January 1791
Birth of Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette in Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada
Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada
1842
1842
Age 51
Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided here in St-Grégoire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada
St-Grégoire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada
1851
1851
Age 60
Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided here in Rouville, Canada East (Quebec), Canada
Rouville, Canada East (Quebec), Canada
1861
1861
Age 70
Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided here in St-Grégoire, Iberville, Canada East, Canada
St-Grégoire, Iberville, Canada East, Canada
1871
abt 1871
Age 80
Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette resided here in St Grégoire, Iberville, Quebec
St Grégoire, Iberville, Quebec
1879
17 March 1879
Age 88
Death of Jean Baptiste Edouard Bessette in Mont St-Grégoire (Iberville) Qué, Québec, Canada
Mont St-Grégoire (Iberville) Qué, Québec, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1791
    Event Place: Pointe Olivier (St-Mathias) Rouville Qué, Québec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada
    [3] 1871 Census of Canada
    [4] Canadian Immigrant Records, Part One
    [5] Canadian Genealogy Index, 1600s-1900s
    [6] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: St-Grégoire, Rouville, Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: 1842 Census of Canada East

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Rouville, Canada East (Quebec), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: St-Grégoire, Iberville, Canada East, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1871
    Event Place: St Grégoire, Iberville, Quebec
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Record Source: Canadian Immigrant Records, Part One

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Canadian Immigrant Records, Part One

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1879
    Event Place: Mont St-Grégoire (Iberville) Qué, Québec, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
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