Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Born

15 December 1739 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

21 September 1833 , Beauceville, Quebec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Dorothee GIGUERE 27 September 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Dorothee GIGUERE was born 23 January 1740 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Dorothee died 20 August 1794 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada. Dorothee was the child of Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Father

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Mother

Anne GAGNON

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Paternal grandparents

Noel LESSARD Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Raphael GAGNON Marie-Louise CLOUTIER

m. Giguere Dorothee

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD married

Dorothee GIGUERE
Marriage date: 27 September 1762
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Dorothee GIGUERE was the child of Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE and Dorothee RACINE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE

Etienne LESSARD

Born: 26 June 1776, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND 7 October 1799 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
15 December 1739
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE 27 September 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 22 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.

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.