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Born
10 June 1674 ,  Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died
23 May 1755 ,  Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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Born: 10 June 1674 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Parents of Prisque LESSARD

Father
Étienne LESSARD (LESSART)
Mother
Marguerite SEVESTRE

Grandparents of Prisque LESSARD

Paternal grandparents
Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded
Maternal grandparents
Charles SEVESTRE Marie PICHON


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

Prisque  married  Marie JACOB 27 April 1699 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marie JACOB  was born 26 August 1679 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France.  Marie died 7 August 1756 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .  Marie was the child of Étienne JACOB and Jeanne FRESSEL.

Prisque LESSARD died 23 May 1755 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Prisque LESSARD

Prisque LESSARD married flag female ancestor Marie JACOB
Marriage date: 27 April 1699
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
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Marie JACOB was the child of Étienne JACOB and Jeanne FRESSEL

Marriage notes:
groom's name: Prisque Lessart
groom's birth date:
groom's birthplace:
groom's age:
bride's name: Marie Jacob
bride's birth date:
bride's birthplace:
bride's age:
marriage date: 27 Apr 1699
marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
groom's father's name: Estienne Lessart
groom's mother's name: Marguerite Sevestre
bride's father's name: Estienne Jacob
bride's mother's name: Jeanne Fresselle
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: M01809-6
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018044
reference number: P-2 M-1
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Prisque Lessart and Marie Jacob, 27 Apr 1699; citing reference P-2 M-1, FHL microfilm 1018044.


So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB


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Early 1600s–1760
Canada, New France
1760–1763
Canada
1763–1791
Province of Québec
1791–1867
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1867–present
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1674
Name: Prisque Lessart
Gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 10 Jun 1674
baptism/ christening Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Montmorency I, Quebec
Birth Date: 10 Jun 1674
birthPlace: St. Anne, de Beaupre, Montmorency, Quebec
Death Date:
name note:
Race: White
father's Name: Estienne Lessart
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name: Marguerite Sevestre
mother's birthPlace:
mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01332-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source Film Number: 1018040
reference number: P-22

'Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2HB-CHF : accessed 08 Jan 2013), Prisque Lessart, 10 Jun 1674; citing reference P-22, FHL microfilm 1018040.
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BirthBirth — 1674
10 June 1674
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1699 Marriage / Partner
Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB 27 April 1699, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.
1700 Birth of Child
Dorothee LESSARD was born 12 May 1700, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 25 years old.
1702 Birth of Child
Prisque LESSARD was born 4 April 1702, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Prisque was 27 years old.
1704 Birth of Child
François-Malo LESSARD was born 22 January 1704, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 29 years old.
1706 Birth of Child
Etienne LESSARD was born 22 April 1706, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 31 years old.
1708 Birth of Child
Marie LESSARD was born 10 April 1708, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 33 years old.
1709 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 3 June 1709, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 35 years old.
1709 Birth of Child
Marie-Edmee LESSARD was born 3 June 1709, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 35 years old.
1711 Birth of Child
Pierre LESSARD was born 8 October 1711, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 37 years old.
1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LESSARD was born 15 June 1714, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 40 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1716 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 19 August 1716, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 42 years old.
1718 Birth of Child
Marie-Scholastique LESSARD was born 9 December 1718, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 44 years old.
1719 Death of Child
Marie-Scholastique LESSARD died 30 January 1719, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 44 years old.
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
marriage1724 Marriage of Child
Dorothee LESSARD married 20 June 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)
marriage1724 Marriage of Child
François-Malo LESSARD married 28 November 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Angélique RACINE
marriage1727 Marriage of Child
Prisque LESSARD married 10 November 1727, Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France to Marie-Josephe PARENT
marriage1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Edmee LESSARD married 26 June 1730, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Joseph BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE)
marriage1730 Marriage of Child
Etienne LESSARD married 20 November 1730, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine SIMARD
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LESSARD married 19 November 1731, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Prisque SIMON
marriage1740 Marriage of Child
Pierre LESSARD married 25 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France to Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET)
marriage1741 Marriage of Child
Pierre LESSARD married 28 August 1741, Château-Richer, Canada, New France to Jeanne CLOUTIER
marriage1742 Marriage of Child
Prisque LESSARD married 1 December 1742, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France to Francoise PENISSON
marriage1750 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD married 5 February 1750, Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France to Thérèse BRUNET
marriage1750 Marriage of Child
Prisque LESSARD married 2 April 1750 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France to Agathe DELAGE
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
DeathDeath — 1755
23 May 1755
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 81.
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