Prisque LESSARD

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14 June 1720 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

27 October 1805 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

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Joseph LESSARD Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

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Born: 14 June 1720 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LESSARD

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) , Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents: Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE , Elisabeth MEUNIER

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Prisque married Françoise ALLAIRE 27 April 1745 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise ALLAIRE was born abt. 1712 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Françoise died 10 March 1773 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Françoise was the child of Jean ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne MERCIER.

Prisque LESSARD died 27 October 1805 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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Françoise ALLAIRE
Marriage date: 27 April 1745
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Françoise ALLAIRE was the child of Jean ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne MERCIER

Children of Prisque LESSARD and Françoise ALLAIRE

Marie-Etienne LESSARD

Born: 21 October 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 11 March 1830, Napierville, Lower Canada

Married: Charles PARÉ 26 January 1767 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte LESSARD

Born: 29 September 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 16 October 1787, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre PARÉ 26 January 1767 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1720
14 June 1720
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
Prisque LESSARD and Françoise ALLAIRE 27 April 1745, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Etienne LESSARD was born 21 October 1746, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 26 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LESSARD was born 29 September 1748, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Prisque was 28 years old.

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

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.

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Etienne LESSARD married 26 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Charles PARÉ

1767 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LESSARD married 26 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Pierre PARÉ

1773 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise ALLAIRE died 10 March 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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.