Dorothee LESSARD

Born

12 May 1700 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1785 , Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 12 May 1700 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Parents of Dorothee LESSARD

Father

Prisque LESSARD

Mother

Marie JACOB

Grandparents of Dorothee LESSARD

Paternal grandparents

Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents

Étienne JACOB Jeanne FRESSEL

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Dorothee married François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) 20 June 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) was born 24 August 1692 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . François died 16 April 1774 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada. François was the child of Pierre BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER.

Dorothee LESSARD died 10 December 1785 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dorothee LESSARD

Dorothee LESSARD married

François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)
Marriage date: 20 June 1724
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) was the child of Pierre BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

Children of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Dorothee LESSARD

Jean BARRETTE

Born: 15 February 1732, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: 8 December 1796, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Lower Canada

Married: Josephe-Louise ASSELIN 18 January 1762 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada

Geneviève BARRETTE

Born: 2 June 1735, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles DESNOYERS 25 October 1751 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France

Marie-Louise BARRETTE

Born: 2 March 1739, Laval, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Maurice PAQUET 13 October 1760 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, 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 — 1700
12 May 1700
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee LESSARD and François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) 20 June 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 24 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean BARRETTE was born 15 February 1732, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Dorothee was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Geneviève BARRETTE was born 2 June 1735, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Dorothee was 35 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BARRETTE was born 2 March 1739, Laval, Québec, Canada (Saint François-de-Sales-de-l'Ile-Jésus)

Dorothee was 38 years old.

1751 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BARRETTE married 25 October 1751, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France to Charles DESNOYERS

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BARRETTE married 13 October 1760, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada to Maurice PAQUET

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean BARRETTE married 18 January 1762, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada to Josephe-Louise ASSELIN

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
François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) died 16 April 1774, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

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.