Louis LESSARD

(b. 30 August 1771 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 December 1809 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Louis LESSARD was born 30 August 1771 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis LESSARD was the child of Joseph-Marie LESSARD and Reine BLANCHET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LESSARD and Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste BLANCHET and Geneviève ROUSSEAU

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

Louis married Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND 13 January 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND was born 2 November 1780 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Marie-Charlotte died 1 January 1852 in St-Clément, Beauharnois, Quebec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX.

Louis LESSARD died 26 December 1809 in Québec Province, 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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Louis LESSARD married

Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND-- Date: 13 January 1794 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND was the child of Joseph CHARLAND dit FRANCOEUR and Agathe BOURGAULT dite LACROIX

Name: Louis Letard
[Louis Lessard]
Event Type: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Date: 1794
Marriage Place: St-Philippe, Québec
Place of Worship or Institution: Laprairie
Spouse:
Charlotte Charland

Children of Louis LESSARD and Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND:

Marie-Charlotte LESSARD (b.10 May 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada d. 28 April 1852, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste BROUILLET (BROUET) dit LAJEUNESSE 26 November 1833 in L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis LESSARD (b.25 August 1797, L'Acadie, Lower Canada d. 7 December 1883, Iberville, Québec, Canada )
m. Elizabeth (Isabelle) GIROUX 6 October 1817 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

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1771 Birth
30 August 1771
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of 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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Louis LESSARD and Marie-Charlotte CHARLAND 13 January 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 22 years old.

1794 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte LESSARD was born 10 May 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Louis was 23 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Louis LESSARD was born 25 August 1797, L'Acadie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marguerite-de-Blairfindie)

Louis was 26 years old.

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