Bonaventure LESSARD

Born

17 April 1722 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

5 January 1813 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Joseph LESSARD Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

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Born: 17 April 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LESSARD

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) , Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents: Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE , 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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Elisabeth PARE
Marriage date: 4 October 1741
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Elisabeth PARE was the child of François PARÉ and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Children of Bonaventure LESSARD and Elisabeth PARE

Marie-Geneviève LESSARD

Born: 27 January 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1793, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CARON 14 November 1763 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Charlotte LESSARD

Born: 4 November 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1778, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François RACINE 3 February 1772 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Francois LESSARD

Born: abt. 1752, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 April 1827, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe PARE 15 October 1787 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marguerite LESSARD

Born: 27 May 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 3 March 1837, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne MOREL 4 November 1783 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1722
17 April 1722
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1741 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.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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

Bonaventure was 35 years old.

1763 - 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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève LESSARD married 14 November 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste CARON

1772 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).
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1775 - 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.