Etienne LESSARD

(b. 22 April 1706 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1784 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne LESSARD was born 22 April 1706 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Etienne LESSARD was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) and Marguerite SEVESTRE (maternal) Étienne JACOB and Jeanne FRESSEL

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

Etienne married Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 20 November 1730 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was born 22 June 1711 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Augustin SIMARD and Marguerite PARÉ.

Etienne LESSARD died 13 May 1784 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, 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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Etienne LESSARD married

Marie-Madeleine SIMARD-- Date: 20 November 1730 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine SIMARD was the child of Augustin SIMARD and Marguerite PARÉ

Children of Etienne LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD:

Josephte LESSARD (b.20 November 1731, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1782, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Etienne MOREL 20 April 1757 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1706 Birth
22 April 1706
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1730 Marriage / Partner
Etienne LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD 20 November 1730, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 24 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Josephte LESSARD was born 20 November 1731, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Etienne was 25 years old.

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Josephte LESSARD married 20 April 1757, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Etienne MOREL

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.