Jean Desfossés (November 1787 – April 21, 1854) was a merchant and political figure in
Lower Canada. He represented
Trois-Rivières in the
Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1833 to 1834.
He was born in
Nicolet, Quebec
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The residents of the town pronounce t ...
, the son of Joseph Desfossés and Madeleine Boudreau. Around 1809, he entered business at
Trois-Rivières. He served in the militia during the
War of 1812; he became a lieutenant in 1825 but was stripped of his rank by Governor
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, was reinstated by Governor
Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer and, in 1850, became lieutenant-colonel. Desfossés was elected to the legislative assembly in an 1833 by-election held after
Charles Richard Ogden
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became attorney general. He supported the
Parti patriote but did not vote for or against the
Ninety-Two Resolutions. He was married twice: to Charlotte Miller in 1816 and to Angèle Ménéclier de Montrochon in 1822. Desfossés died at Trois-Rivières at the age of 64.
His granddaughter Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet married
Joseph-Adolphe Tessier
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Background
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.
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1787 births
1854 deaths
Members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada