Elisabeth LESSARD

Born

30 October 1749 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

16 January 1804 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Elisabeth married Jean-Francois FILION 21 August 1775 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Francois FILION was born 31 December 1752 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Jean-Francois died 21 October 1824 in Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada . Jean-Francois was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Josephte GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Elisabeth LESSARD

Parents of Elisabeth LESSARD

Father

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Mother

Anne GAGNON

Grandparents of Elisabeth LESSARD

Paternal grandparents

Noel LESSARD Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS

Maternal grandparents

Raphael GAGNON Marie-Louise CLOUTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisabeth LESSARD

Elisabeth LESSARD married

Jean-Francois FILION
Marriage date: 21 August 1775
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois FILION was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Children of Jean-Francois FILION and Elisabeth LESSARD

Elisabeth FILION

Born: 30 March 1785, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste PARADIS 9 October 1804 Place: Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Marie-Genevieve FILION

Born: 27 March 1794, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 November 1834, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean THIBODEAU 18 October 1814 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 — 1749
30 October 1749
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth LESSARD and Jean-Francois FILION 21 August 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FILION was born 30 March 1785, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Elisabeth was 35 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve FILION was born 27 March 1794, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Elisabeth was 44 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)