Pierre married Marie-Geneviève RACINE
7 January 1767
in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
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The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Geneviève RACINE
was born
31 May 1739
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
Marie-Geneviève died
15 September 1813
in St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada.
Marie-Geneviève was the child of François RACINE and Marie GAGNON.
Pierre LESSARD died
19 December 1811
in St-Férréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada.
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Birth — 1742 23 September 1742 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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 / Partner Pierre LESSARD and Marie-Geneviève RACINE 7 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
He was 24 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.
1776 Birth of Child Marguerite LESSARD was born 30 November 1776, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
Pierre
LESSARD
Marie-Geneviève RACINE
Birth — 1742
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 / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1811
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