HELP! American Revolutionary War Soldier flag male ancestor  Bonaventure  LESSARD

  (b. 17 April 1722 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France   d. 5 January 1813 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )  

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Bonaventure LESSARD was born 17 April 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Bonaventure LESSARD was the child of Joseph LESSARD   and   Marie-Madeleine PAQUET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) and Marguerite SEVESTRE (maternal)  Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE and Elisabeth MEUNIER

Bonaventure had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.

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Bonaventure  married  Elisabeth PARE 4 October 1741 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 4 children. Elisabeth PARE  was born 26 February 1723 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).  Elisabeth was the child of François PARÉ and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Bonaventure LESSARD died 5 January 1813 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

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birth1722 Birth
17 April 1722
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
marriage1741 Marriage / Partner
Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE 4 October 1741, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 19 years old.
1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève LESSARD was born 27 January 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bonaventure was 20 years old.
1748 Birth of Child
Charlotte LESSARD was born 4 November 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bonaventure was 26 years old.
1757 Birth of Child
Marguerite LESSARD was born 27 May 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bonaventure was 35 years old.
Kings and Queens1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
marriage1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LESSARD married 14 November 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste CARON
marriage1772 Marriage of Child
Charlotte LESSARD married 3 February 1772, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to François RACINE
Revolutionary War
LESSARD, Bonaventure. St-Anne-de-Beaupre. Deprived of commission as captain of militia for serving the rebels (BTW).
Canadian participants in the American Revolution, an index, by Virginia DeMarce
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News1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.
1778 Death of Child
Charlotte LESSARD died 22 September 1778, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Bonaventure was 56 years old.
marriage1783 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LESSARD married 4 November 1783, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Etienne MOREL
marriage1787 Marriage of Child
Francois LESSARD married 15 October 1787, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Marie-Josephe PARE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1793 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève LESSARD died 14 April 1793, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Bonaventure was 71 years old.
death1813 Death
5 January 1813
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 90.
Added: 3/18/2019 9:22:21 AM - Updated: 7/3/2024 10:25:59 AM

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