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| Birth: | 1 Mar 1648/49 in St. Maclou, Rouen, Normandie, France |
| Death: | 4 Jul 1733 in Chambly, Québec, Canada |
| Sex: | F |
| Father: | Guilliame Seigneur b. About 1625 in France |
| Mother: | Madeleine Sauve\Serre b. About 1628 in France |
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| Jean Besset dit Brisetout (Husband) b. 1642 in Cahors-en-Quercy, Guyenne, France
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| Marriage: | 3 JUL 1668 in Fort Saint Louis, Chambly, Québec, Canada |
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 Marie-Jeanne Besset b. About 1669
- Marie-Marguerite Jacqueline Besset b. 15 Feb 1670/71 in Fort Saint Louis, Chambly, Québec, Canada
- Jean Besset b. 27 Dec 1672 in Fort Saint Louis, Chambly, Québec, Canada
 Simon Besset b. 13 Jan 1675/76 in Chambly, Québec, Canada
- Marie-Anne Besset b. About 1678 in Chambly, Québec, Canada
- Pierre Besset b. 9 Jul 1682 in Chambly, Québec, Canada
- François Besset b. 26 Jul 1685 in Chambly, Québec, Canada
- Therese Charlotte Besset b. 1 Feb 1689/90 in Chambly, Québec, Canada
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On 3 July 1668, Antoine Adhemar dit Saint-Martin, himself a former member of the Sorel Company, was at Fort Saint-Louis to draw up his first notarial act, the marriage contract between Jean Besset, "soldier at present living at Fort St. Louis" and Anne le Seigneur. The notary did not record the names of the groom's father and mother.
As for the bride, Anne le Seigneur was a native of the parish of Saint-Maclou in Rouen, Normandy and daughter of the late Guillaume and of Marguerite Serre. She was selected as a "fille du roi" (daughter of the King). The filles du roi were part of King Louis XIV's program to promote the settlement of his colony in Canada. Some 770 women arrived in the colony of New France between 1663 and 1673, under the financial sponsorship of the King. Most were single French women and many were orphans. Their transportation to Canada and settlement in the colony were paid for by the King. Some were given a royal gift of a dowry of 50 livres for their marriage to one of the many unmarried male colonists in Canada. These gifts are reflected in some of the marriage contracts entered into by the filles du roi.
For whatever reason, the marriage contract of Jean Besset and Anne le Seigneur does not mention a dowry nor the gift of 50 livres from the king. The squire Jacques D'Harcinval, nobleman and an officer in the regiment, acted as witness in her favor. He was also from her native town, Rouen. Jean-Baptiste de Poitiers, Sieur du Buisson. a soldier from Picardy in the Chambly Company, was the best man for Jean Besset dit Brisetout, his companion-in-arms.
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- Title: Marriage contract
Text: Jean Bessette (dit Brisetout) of Cahors in Quercy, married Anne LeSeigneur, daughter of Guillaume & Madeleine Sauve of St. MaClou of Rouen, France, on July 3, 1668. Notarized marriage contract prepare
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