Canadian Besner Family of French Origins
Summary of this site
WELCOME
FIRST SECTION: OUR HISTORY
1- A RESEARCH PROJECT UNDER DEVELOPMENT
Are there other origins of the Besner name?
European origins of our Besners
The oldest document
French origins with Spanish ancestry
The earliest recorded marriages
The big decision to come to New France
Today's Bézanères in France
2. THE MILITARY LIFE OF OUR ANCESTOR
The "Compagnies Franches de la Marine"
Documentation on the departure from the Island of Ré
The embarkment list
The crossing to the new world
Our ancestor was of the company of Mr. Le Borgne at the time of his marriage
He was first part of Mr. De Muy's company
The nickname "prêt-à-boire" (ready-to-drink), a memory of his military life
3. SETTLER, LAND-CLEARER AND FATHER
The ancestral land in the seigneury of Vaudreuil
Very modest beginnings
Initiator of a large family of Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Bibliography
Summary of reproduced documents
What's New
A Bézanaire-Besner Directory
SECOND SECTION: REPERTORY