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flag female ancestor  Marguerite  SEVESTRE

Born
abt. 1636 ,  Québec Province, Canada
Died
26 November 1720 ,  Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marguerite  married  Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) 8 April 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART)  was born abt. 1623 in France.  Étienne died 20 April 1703 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . 
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Father
Charles SEVESTRE
Mother
Marie PICHON

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Marguerite  married  Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) 8 April 1652 in Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART)  was born abt. 1623 in France.  Étienne died 20 April 1703 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite SEVESTRE

Marguerite SEVESTRE married immigrant flag photo of Étienne LESSARD (LESSART)  Étienne LESSARD (LESSART)
Marriage date: 8 April 1652
Marriage place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Children of Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) and Marguerite SEVESTRE


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
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Kings and Queens1643 - May 14 - Louis XIV becomes King of France
marriage1652 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite SEVESTRE and Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) 8 April 1652, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1653 Birth of Child
Étienne LESSARD was born 1 April 1653, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
1656 Birth of Child
Charles LESSARD was born 1 January 1656, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1658 Birth of Child
Pierre LESSARD was born 4 August 1658, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
1662 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse LESSARD was born 14 February 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1664 Birth of Child
Marguerite LESSARD was born 3 September 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1665 Death of Child
Marguerite LESSARD died 7 December 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
1666 Birth of Child
Anne LESSARD was born 26 September 1666, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1669 Birth of Child
Noel LESSARD was born 3 March 1669, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
1672 Birth of Child
Joseph LESSARD was born 28 February 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1674 Birth of Child
Prisque LESSARD was born 10 June 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1677 Birth of Child
Dorothee LESSARD was born 19 February 1677, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
marriage1679 Marriage of Child
Étienne LESSARD married 17 April 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne POULIN
marriage1681 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse LESSARD married 8 November 1681, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Jacques LANGLOIS
marriage1684 Marriage of Child
Charles LESSARD married 10 April 1684, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie-Anne CARON
marriage1690 Marriage of Child
Pierre LESSARD married 16 April 1690, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE
marriage1693 Marriage of Child
Anne LESSARD married 10 December 1693, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to François LOQUET dit DUPONT
marriage1695 Marriage of Child
Noel LESSARD married 9 February 1695, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie RACINE
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1699 Marriage of Child
Prisque LESSARD married 27 April 1699, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Marie JACOB
marriage1700 Marriage of Child
Joseph LESSARD married 15 February 1700, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marguerite RACINE
1703 Death of Spouse/Partner
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) died 20 April 1703, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
1710 Death of Child
Anne LESSARD died 12 August 1710, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Joseph LESSARD married 21 January 1715, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine PAQUET
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1718 Marriage of Child
Noel LESSARD married 1 March 1718, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS
Death
Name: Marguerite Sevestre
Gender: Female
burial date: 27 Nov 1720
burial Place: Ste Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
Death Date: 26 Nov 1720
death Place: Ste Anne De Beaupre, Montmorency I, Quebec
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Marital Status: Widowed
spouse's Name: Estienne Lessart
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indexing project (batch) number: B02505-8
system origin: Canada-EASy
source Film Number: 1018040
reference number: p 244

'Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955,' index, FamilySearch.org
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