Étienne
LESSARD
Born
1 April 1653
,
Québec, Canada, New France
Died
12 April 1728
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Parents & Family of Étienne LESSARD
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Born: 1 April 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France
Father:
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART)
Mother:
Marguerite SEVESTRE
Maternal grandparents:
Charles SEVESTRE
, Marie PICHON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Étienne married Marie-Anne POULIN 17 April 1679 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Anne POULIN was born 25 May 1661 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Anne died 28 March 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Anne was the child of Claude POULIN (POULAIN) and Jeanne MERCIER.
Étienne LESSARD died 12 April 1728 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
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Spouse & Children of Étienne LESSARD
Étienne LESSARD married 
Marie-Anne POULIN
Marriage date: 17 April 1679
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne POULIN was the child of Claude POULIN (POULAIN) and Jeanne MERCIER
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Marie-Anne POULINMarriage date: 17 April 1679
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Marie-Anne POULIN was the child of Claude POULIN (POULAIN) and Jeanne MERCIER
Marriage notes:
groom's name: Estienne Lessart
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Marie Poullain
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 17 Apr 1679
marriage place: Sainte-Anne-De-Beaupré, Montmorency, Québec
groom's father's name: Estienne Lessart
groom's mother's name: Marguerite Sevestre
bride's father's name: Claude Poullain
bride's mother's name: Jeanne Mercier
groom's race: White
groom's marital status: Single
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01249-7
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018040
reference number: p36
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Estienne Lessart and Marie Poullain, 17 Apr 1679; citing reference p36, FHL microfilm 1018040.
Children:
Jacques Lessard 14 May 1681, Beaupre 15 Feb 1695, Beaupre
Marie-Anne Lessard 16 Feb 1685 28 Sep 1757 m.Racine Jean
Marie-Jeanne Lessard 05 Feb 1687 m. Racine Joseph
Noel Lessard 17 Oct 1689, Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré 22 Mar 1694 Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré
Etienne Lessard 19 Feb 1692 09 Dec 1749 m. Pepin Madeleine, m. Racine Therese
Therese Lessard 03 Oct 1694 02 Dec 1749 m. Racine Etienne
Dorothee Lessard 26 Jan 1697 18 Apr 1751 m. Caron Alexandre
Ursule Lessard 01 Apr 1699 25 Mar 1763 m. Pare Joseph
Marguerite Lessard 11 Apr 1701 m. Guyon Francois
Jean Lessard 30 Aug 1704 13 Apr 1756 m. Lacroix Marie-Anne
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN
Jacques LESSARDBorn: 14 May 1681, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1695, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 15 February 1695, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART)Born: 16 February 1685, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Jean RACINE 8 November 1701 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Marie-Jeanne LESSARD (LESSART)Born: 5 February 1687, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Joseph RACINE 23 November 1706 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Noel LESSARDBorn: 17 October 1689, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1694, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1694, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Étienne LESSARDBorn: 19 February 1692, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 9 December 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Thérèse RACINE 20 November 1713 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Married: Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE 25 June 1732 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Thérèse LESSARDBorn: 3 October 1694, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 2 December 1749, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Etienne RACINE 20 November 1713 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Dorothee LESSARDBorn: 26 January 1697, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 18 April 1751, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Alexandre CARON 13 November 1719 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Ursule LESSARD (LESSART)Born: 11 April 1699, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 25 March 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 March 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph PARÉ 3 February 1723 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Marguerite LESSARDBorn: 11 April 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: François GUYON (DION) 3 November 1723 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Jean LESSARDBorn: 30 August 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 13 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 13 April 1756, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Married: Marie-Anne LACROIX 22 May 1730 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
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Birth — 16531 April 1653
Québec, Canada, New France
Baptism
Stepharius Lessart
1 May 1653
Notre-Dame-de-Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Stepharius Lessart
1 May 1653
Notre-Dame-de-Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1679 Marriage / PartnerÉtienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN 17 April 1679, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
He was 26 years old.
1681 Birth of ChildJacques LESSARD was born 14 May 1681, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 28 years old.
1685 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART) was born 16 February 1685, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 31 years old.
1687 Birth of ChildMarie-Jeanne LESSARD (LESSART) was born 5 February 1687, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 33 years old.
1689 Birth of ChildNoel LESSARD was born 17 October 1689, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 36 years old.
1692 Birth of ChildÉtienne LESSARD was born 19 February 1692, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 38 years old.
1694 Death of ChildNoel LESSARD died 21 March 1694, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 40 years old.
1694 Birth of ChildThérèse LESSARD was born 3 October 1694, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 41 years old.
1695 Death of ChildJacques LESSARD died 15 February 1695, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 41 years old.
1697 Birth of ChildDorothee LESSARD was born 26 January 1697, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 43 years old.
1699 Birth of ChildUrsule LESSARD (LESSART) was born 11 April 1699, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 46 years old.
1701 Birth of ChildMarguerite LESSARD was born 11 April 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 48 years old.
1701 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne LESSARD (LESSART) married 8 November 1701, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean RACINE
1704 Birth of ChildJean LESSARD was born 30 August 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Étienne was 51 years old.
1706 Marriage of ChildMarie-Jeanne LESSARD (LESSART) married 23 November 1706, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph RACINE
1713 Marriage of ChildÉtienne LESSARD married 20 November 1713, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Thérèse RACINE
1713 Marriage of ChildThérèse LESSARD married 20 November 1713, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Etienne RACINE
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France1719 Marriage of ChildDorothee LESSARD married 13 November 1719, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Alexandre CARON
1723 Marriage of ChildUrsule LESSARD (LESSART) married 3 February 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph PARÉ
1723 Marriage of ChildMarguerite LESSARD married 3 November 1723, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to François GUYON (DION)
Death — 172812 April 1728
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 75.
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