Madeleine LESSARD

Born

9 December 1735 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

16 April 1798 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Étienne LESSARD Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Born: 9 December 1735 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne LESSARD

Mother: Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD , Marie-Anne POULIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE , Madeleine FONTAINE

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Madeleine married Joseph GUIMOND 12 January 1754 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph GUIMOND was born 19 September 1732 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph died 29 June 1811 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Joseph was the child of Joseph GUIMOND and Anne PLANTE.

Madeleine LESSARD died 16 April 1798 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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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Madeleine LESSARD married

Joseph GUIMOND
Marriage date: 12 January 1754
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Joseph GUIMOND was the child of Joseph GUIMOND and Anne PLANTE

Children of Joseph GUIMOND and Madeleine LESSARD

Joseph GUIMOND

Born: abt. 1754, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 5 September 1833, Saint-Barthélemy, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève SIMARD 1 February 1780 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Charles GUIMOND

Born: 8 June 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1830, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Genevieve VEAU dite SYLVAIN 12 January 1784 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie-Baptiste GUIMOND

Born: 10 October 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 April 1813, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Felicite BARRETTE 5 February 1793 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1735
9 December 1735
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LESSARD and Joseph GUIMOND 12 January 1754, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 18 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Charles GUIMOND was born 8 June 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Madeleine was 21 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.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie-Baptiste GUIMOND was born 10 October 1765, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Madeleine was 29 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.