Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Born

27 March 1745 , Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

12 November 1809 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

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Joseph GAGNÉ Elisabeth BOLDUC

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Born: 27 March 1745 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph GAGNÉ

Mother: Elisabeth BOLDUC

Paternal grandparents: Olivier GAGNÉ , Elizabeth PEPIN

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BOLDUC , Marie-Anne RACINE

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Marie-Anne married François-Xavier LESSARD 2 February 1767 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
François-Xavier LESSARD was born 14 June 1734 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). François-Xavier died 8 June 1804 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. François-Xavier was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE.

Marie-Anne GAGNÉ died 12 November 1809 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada.
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Anne GAGNÉ married

François-Xavier LESSARD
Marriage date: 2 February 1767
Marriage place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Xavier LESSARD was the child of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE

Children of François-Xavier LESSARD and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Helene LESSARD

Born: 10 June 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 April 1832, Beauceville, Lower Canada

Married: Jean PLANTE 30 July 1793 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1745
27 March 1745
Sainte-Foy, Québec, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne GAGNÉ and François-Xavier LESSARD 2 February 1767, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 21 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Helene LESSARD was born 10 June 1771, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne was 26 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.