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Louis Bessette

Male 1774 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Louis Bessette was born on 12 Sep 1774 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada (son of Clement Claud Bessette and Marie Charlotte Lamoureux).

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Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Clement Claud Bessette was born on 29 Feb 1728 (son of Francois Besset and Marie Claude Dubois); died on 22 Aug 1789; was buried on 24 Aug 1789 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.

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    Clement married Marie Charlotte Lamoureux on 8 Jun 1753 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Pierre Lamoureux and Angelique (Robert) Lamoureaux) was born on 18 Jan 1735 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Marie Charlotte Lamoureux was born on 18 Jan 1735 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada (daughter of Pierre Lamoureux and Angelique (Robert) Lamoureaux).

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    Children:
    1. Marie Marthe Bessette
    2. Clement Bessette was born on 8 Jun 1754 in Saint-Mathias, Quebec, Canada; died on 11 Jul 1821 in St. Mathias, Quebec, Canada.
    3. Jean Francois Bessette was born on 7 Oct 1755 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    4. Pierre Bessette was born on 11 Apr 1757 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    5. Marie Chrlotte Bessette was born on 20 Dec 1758 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    6. Antoine Bessette was born on 1 Oct 1760 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada; died before 1816.
    7. Andre Bessette was born on 6 Jun 1762 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    8. Julie Bessette was born on 26 Dec 1763 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 15 Dec 1791 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    9. Joseph Bessette was born on 9 Mar 1765 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 14 Aug 1832 in St. Mathias, Quebec, Canada.
    10. Marie Catherine Bessette was born on 8 Dec 1766 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    11. Augustin Bessette was born on 28 Aug 1769 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 20 Apr 1770; was buried on 29 Apr 1770 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    12. Olivier Bessette was born on 27 Jan 1771 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 14 Apr 1843 in Marieville, Quebec, Canada.
    13. Charlotte Bessette was born on 27 Oct 1772 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    14. 1. Louis Bessette was born on 12 Sep 1774 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    15. Louise Bessette was born on 11 Jul 1776 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    16. Jean Baptiste Bessette was born on 5 Mar 1779 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Francois Besset was born on 26 Jul 1685 in Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada (son of Louis Haguenier and Marie Anne Besset, son of Jean Besset and Anne Seigneur); died on 3 Jun 1764 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.

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    Francois married Marie Claude Dubois on 9 Feb 1716 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Marie (daughter of Antoine DuBois and Marie-Marthe (Moral) Dubois) was born before 1693. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Marie Claude Dubois was born before 1693 (daughter of Antoine DuBois and Marie-Marthe (Moral) Dubois).

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    Children:
    1. Marie Angelique Besset was born on 29 Jul 1718 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 31 Aug 1777 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    2. Charlotte Besset was born on 20 Apr 1721 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    3. Jeanne Claude Besset was born on 19 Sep 1722 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    4. Marie-Francoise Besset was born on 19 Sep 1722 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    5. Francois Bessette was born on 3 Aug 1724; died in 1760 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    6. Antoine Besset was born on 6 Feb 1726.
    7. 2. Clement Claud Bessette was born on 29 Feb 1728; died on 22 Aug 1789; was buried on 24 Aug 1789 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    8. Marie Louise Besset was born on 5 Aug 1730 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 12 May 1733 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    9. Amable Besset was born on 16 Jul 1736 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Jul 1736 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    10. Joseph Marie Besset was born on 22 Sep 1737.

  3. 6.  Pierre Lamoureux

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    Pierre married Angelique (Robert) Lamoureaux. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Angelique (Robert) Lamoureaux

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    Children:
    1. 3. Marie Charlotte Lamoureux was born on 18 Jan 1735 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Jean Besset was born about 1642 in Cahors, France; died on 5 Jan 1707 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; was buried on 7 Jan 1707 in Parish of St. Joseph, Chambly, Quebec, Canada.

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    Notes:

    Jean Besset was born about 1642 in Cahors, France. He died 5 Jan 1707 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. He married Anne Seigneur, daughter of Guillaume and Madeleine (Sauve) Seigneur, on 3 Jul 1668 (MDJB) in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. She was born 1 Mar 1649 in St-Maclou, V.Et Archev, Rouen, Normandie, France. She died 4 Jul 1733 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    Jean Besset came to New France with the Carignan Regiment in 1665. The first official mention of Jean Besset in Canadian history was in the spring of 1688. On May 20, Msgr de Laval appeared at Fort Chambly to meet the soldiers and to speak to them. He administered the sacrament of confirmation to 66 people, all men, including Jean Besset.
    Jean Besset spent the winter of 1668 and 1669 guarding army property at Fort Saint-Louis. Fort Saint-Louis was used primarily was a warehouse for supplies and munitions. After the breakup of the Carignan Regiment, Jean Besset took to farming land, and on October 14, 1673, received the title to his land, in Chambly, undoubtedly already under cultivation.
    On 29 Jul 1674, Jean bought a concession from Francois Prudhomme, consisting of 80 arpents of land in Sault St-Louis. The land bordered on one side by Pierre Godin dit Chatillon, and on the other side by Jean Roy dit LaPensee, all of it in the district of the island of Montreal. He bought this at the price of 80 silver livres.
    By 1681 the Besset's were living in Chambly again, between Etienne Raimbault and Luois Bariteau. They owned: a gun, 3 head of cattle and had 6 arpents under cultivation.
    Jean Besset was buried at Chambly, in the paris of St-Joseph on 7 Jan 1707, in the presence of the Recollet missionary Pierre Dublaron. Anne died 26 years on 4 Jul 1733 at the age of 84 years.

    Jean married Anne Seigneur on 3 Jul 1668 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. Anne (daughter of Guillaume Seigneur and Madeline Sauve) was born on 1 Mar 1649 in St-Maclou, V.Et Archev, Rouen, Normandie, France; died on 4 Jul 1733 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Anne Seigneur was born on 1 Mar 1649 in St-Maclou, V.Et Archev, Rouen, Normandie, France (daughter of Guillaume Seigneur and Madeline Sauve); died on 4 Jul 1733 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.

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    Notes:

    Jean Besset was born about 1642 in Cahors, France. He died 5 Jan 1707 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. He married Anne Seigneur, daughter of Guillaume and Madeleine (Sauve) Seigneur, on 3 Jul 1668 (MDJB) in Chambly, Quebec, Canada. She was born 1 Mar 1649 in St-Maclou, V.Et Archev, Rouen, Normandie, France. She died 4 Jul 1733 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    Jean Besset came to New France with the Carignan Regiment in 1665. The first official mention of Jean Besset in Canadian history was in the spring of 1688. On May 20, Msgr de Laval appeared at Fort Chambly to meet the soldiers and to speak to them. He administered the sacrament of confirmation to 66 people, all men, including Jean Besset.
    Jean Besset spent the winter of 1668 and 1669 guarding army property at Fort Saint-Louis. Fort Saint-Louis was used primarily was a warehouse for supplies and munitions. After the breakup of the Carignan Regiment, Jean Besset took to farming land, and on October 14, 1673, received the title to his land, in Chambly, undoubtedly already under cultivation.
    On 29 Jul 1674, Jean bought a concession from Francois Prudhomme, consisting of 80 arpents of land in Sault St-Louis. The land bordered on one side by Pierre Godin dit Chatillon, and on the other side by Jean Roy dit LaPensee, all of it in the district of the island of Montreal. He bought this at the price of 80 silver livres.
    By 1681 the Besset's were living in Chambly again, between Etienne Raimbault and Luois Bariteau. They owned: a gun, 3 head of cattle and had 6 arpents under cultivation.
    Jean Besset was buried at Chambly, in the paris of St-Joseph on 7 Jan 1707, in the presence of the Recollet missionary Pierre Dublaron. Anne died 26 years on 4 Jul 1733 at the age of 84 years.

    Children:
    1. Marie Madeleine Besset was born about 1668.
    2. Jacqueline dite Marguerite Besset was born on 15 Feb 1670/1671 in St. Joseph, Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    3. Jean Besset was born on 27 Dec 1672 in Boucherville, Quebec, Canada; died on 8 May 1751 in Pointe-Olivier (St. Mathias), Quebec, Canada.
    4. Simon Besset was born on 13 Jan 1675/1676 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    5. 4. Francois Besset was born on 26 Jul 1685 in Contrecoeur, Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Jun 1764 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada.
    6. Marie Anne Besset was born about 1679; died on 25 Aug 1741 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
    7. Pierre Besset was born on 9 Jul 1682 in Chambly, Quebec, Canada; died on 16 Nov 1687 in Sorel, Quebec, Canada.
    8. Therese Charlotte Besset was born on 1 Feb 1689/1690 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; died on 3 Apr 1707 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

  3. 10.  Antoine DuBois

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    Antoine married Marie-Marthe (Moral) Dubois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Marie-Marthe (Moral) Dubois

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    Children:
    1. 5. Marie Claude Dubois was born before 1693.