Marie-Madeleine LESSARD

(b. 13 December 1706 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1776 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Madeleine LESSARD was born 13 December 1706 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Madeleine LESSARD was the child of Charles LESSARD and Marie-Anne CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) and Marguerite SEVESTRE (maternal) Jean-Baptiste CARON and Marguerite GAGNON

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Marie-Madeleine married Joseph DION (GUYON) 17 April 1730 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Joseph DION (GUYON) was born 7 August 1707 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Joseph died 12 January 1774 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Joseph was the child of Pierre DION (GUYON) and Genevieve FAUTEUX.

Marie-Madeleine LESSARD died 27 November 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Madeleine LESSARD married

Joseph DION (GUYON)-- Date: 17 April 1730 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Joseph DION (GUYON) was the child of Pierre DION (GUYON) and Genevieve FAUTEUX

Children of Joseph DION (GUYON) and Marie-Madeleine LESSARD:

Madeleine DION (b.16 January 1732, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1788, Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Nicolas LEGARE 5 October 1761 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1706 Birth
13 December 1706
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine LESSARD and Joseph DION (GUYON) 17 April 1730, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

She was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Madeleine DION was born 16 January 1732, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

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

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DION married 5 October 1761 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Nicolas LEGARE

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.

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph DION (GUYON) died 12 January 1774, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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.