François Bessette

1685 - 1764  (78 years)

• Name	François Bessette
  Birth	26 Jul 1685  [1, 2]
  Baptism	29 Sep 1685	Ste-Trinité, Contrecœur, Marguerite-d'Youville, Montérégie, Québec   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Jun 1764  [1, 2]
  Burial	4 Jun 1764	St-Joseph, Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Montérégie, Québec   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I9382	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of TNH
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Jean Bessette dit Brisetout,   b. Between 1623 and 1642, Cahors, Lot, France d. 5 Jan 1707 (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Anne Leseigneur,   b. Bef 1 Mar 1649   d. Bef 4 Jul 1733 (Age ~ 84 years)
  Marriage	Aft 3 Jul 1668	Québec City, Québec   [1]
  Notes	Date of contract.
  Family ID	F1097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie Claude Dubois,   b. 1693, Québec
  Marriage	9 Feb 1716	St-Joseph, Chambly, La Vallée-du-Richelieu, Montérégie, Québec   [1, 2]
  Children	+ 1. Charlotte Bessette,   b. Bef 20 Apr 1721   d. 6 May 1801 (Age > 80 years)
  Family ID	F5733	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S38] Genealogy of the French in North America, by Denis Beauregard. Complete version, 2025. [S8920] Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique (The Research Program in Historical Demography) (PRDH) database.