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.

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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) 3 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 .

son of Jean Lestage and Saubade Noliboise

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

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Occupation

Pierre LESTAGE 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

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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.