Pierre LESTAGE

(b. 2 February 1682 , Bayonne, France d. 21 December 1743 , Montréal, Canada, New France )

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Pierre LESTAGE was born 2 February 1682 in Bayonne, France

Pierre LESTAGE was the child of ? and ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1712.

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) 5 January 1712 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) was born 7 March 1685 in York, Maine, USA (Cape Neddick) (York Beach). Marie Josephe Esther died 17 January 1770 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie Josephe Esther was the child of John SAYWARD and Mary RISHWORTH.

Pierre LESTAGE died 21 December 1743 in Montréal, Canada, New France .

Occupation: Marchand

son of Jean Lestage and Saubade Noliboise

Death recorded at Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, Montreal, Quebec

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Pierre was a Marchand.
A marchand, or merchant, was a trader who sold a specific type of merchandise or product. Merchants handled most of the supply and distribution of products that came from Europe.
Source: tfcq.ca

A Journey Through Time: Life as a Marchand in 18th Century New France

Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Pierre LESTAGE

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Pierre LESTAGE married

Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER)-- Date: 5 January 1712 Place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) was the child of John SAYWARD and Mary RISHWORTH

Marriage found at Notre Dame de Montreal in Drouin Collection

Pierre Lestage and Marie Joseph Sayeres

Children of Pierre LESTAGE and Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER):

Marie-Josephe LESTAGE (b.1 October 1712, Montréal, Canada, New France d. , )

Jacques-Pierre LESTAGE (b.25 August 1714, Montréal, Canada, New France d. 26 August 1788, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine RIVET 22 July 1737 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1682 Birth
2 February 1682
Bayonne, France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LESTAGE and Marie Josephe Esther SAYWARD (SAYER) 5 January 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 29 years old.

Marriage
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LESTAGE was born 1 October 1712, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 30 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Jacques-Pierre LESTAGE was born 25 August 1714, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1737 Marriage of Child
Jacques-Pierre LESTAGE married 22 July 1737, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Marie-Madeleine RIVET