Joseph LESSARD

(b. 16 December 1736 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 24 January 1815 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LESSARD was born 16 December 1736 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Joseph LESSARD was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB (maternal) Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON

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

Joseph married Angelique VACHON 19 January 1761 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angelique VACHON was born 7 August 1737 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Angelique died 1 February 1808 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Angelique was the child of Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER.

Joseph LESSARD died 24 January 1815 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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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Joseph LESSARD married

Angelique VACHON-- Date: 19 January 1761 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada
Angelique VACHON was the child of Noel VACHON dit PAMERLAUX and Marie-Jeanne BÉLANGER

Children of Joseph LESSARD and Angelique VACHON:

Angelique LESSARD (b.21 February 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 May 1823, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Pierre-Ambroise JACQUES 28 September 1791 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1736 Birth
16 December 1736
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LESSARD and Angelique VACHON 19 January 1761, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 24 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.

1773 Birth of Child
Angelique LESSARD was born 21 February 1773, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 36 years old.

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.