Jean Baptiste Bissonnette

  Jean Baptiste Bissonnette was the son of Jean Baptiste Bissonnette and Marie Anne Meunier La Fleur.. He was born on November 24, 1752 and baptized on November 25th at Chambly, Quebec. His last name on his baptismal record was spelled Bisonette.
Those present were Pierre Lamoureux and Charlotte Munier.
     Jean Baptiste was married to Marie Charlotte Longtin (Longuetin) on November 6, 1780 at Nativite-de-la Prairie-de-la-Magdeline in LaPrairie.  Those present at the marriage were: Laurent Perrault, Pierre Papineault, Pierre Gagnon, and Pierre Bronard. The only one that could sign was Pierre Gagnon.
     Marie Longtin was the daughter of Laurent Longtin-Jerome and Charlotte Robert Lapomerai.
     Jean Baptiste and Marie Charlotte had 13 children: Charlotte, Marie Josephe, Elizabeth, Marguerite, Marie Anne, Charles, Joseph, Archange, Elizabeth (died young), Antoine, Catherine, Pierre and Jean Baptiste, my next ancestor.

     Jean Baptiste died July 14, 1834 and was buried on July  16th  at Saint-Jean-l'Evangeliste-de-Dorchester, St. Jean,  Quebec. Those present at the burial were Jean Baptiste Bissonnet (his son) and Louis Demers.  Marie Charlotte died October the 18th, 1821 and was buried on the 19th at St. Luc, St .Luc, Quebec. Those present at Marie Charlotte's burial were Michel Bissonnette and Antoine Perrault

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