Joseph LESSARD

Born

18 July 1742 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

10 April 1811 , Chambly, Lower Canada

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Étienne LESSARD Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Born: 18 July 1742 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

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

Joseph married Marie-Josephe CHORET 13 May 1782 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CHORET was born 19 February 1762 in Louiseville, Canada . Marie-Josephe died 11 March 1800 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean CHORET and Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER.

Joseph LESSARD died 10 April 1811 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

Spouse & Children of Joseph LESSARD

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Joseph LESSARD married

Marie-Josephe CHORET
Marriage date: 13 May 1782
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe CHORET was the child of Jean CHORET and Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER

Children of Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Josephe CHORET

Marie-Madeline LESSARD

Born: April, 28, 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: 17 November 1850, Napierville, Canada East

Married: Basile ROBERT 20 November 1809 Place: Chambly, 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 — 1742
18 July 1742
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1782 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Josephe CHORET 13 May 1782, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 39 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeline LESSARD was born April, 28, 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 50 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe CHORET died 11 March 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeline LESSARD married 20 November 1809, Chambly, Lower Canada to Basile ROBERT

Death — 1811
10 April 1811
Chambly, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.

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