Dorothee GIGUERE

Born

23 January 1740 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1794 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Dorothee married Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 27 September 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 15 December 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste died 21 September 1833 in Beauceville, Quebec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Dorothee GIGUERE

Parents of Dorothee GIGUERE

Father

Bon-Chretien GIGUÈRE

Mother

Dorothee RACINE

Grandparents of Dorothee GIGUERE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph GIGUERE Angélique MERCIER

Maternal grandparents

Claude RACINE Geneviève GAGNON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dorothee GIGUERE

Dorothee GIGUERE married

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD
Marriage date: 27 September 1762
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON

Children of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Dorothee GIGUERE

Etienne LESSARD

Born: 26 June 1776, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephte VERPILLON dite DEFOND 7 October 1799 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 — 1740
23 January 1740
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Dorothee GIGUERE and Jean-Baptiste LESSARD 27 September 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 22 years old.

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 - 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.