Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Born

28 April 1745 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Died

19 July 1809 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) 24 January 1774 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) was born 5 May 1752 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France. Agathe died 20 April 1828 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada. Agathe was the child of Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Agathe TREMBLAY .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Father

Ignace LESSARD

Mother

Reine BOLDUC

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Paternal grandparents

Joseph LESSARD Marguerite RACINE

Maternal grandparents

René BOLDUC Marguerite MALBOEUF

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD married

Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)
Marriage date: 24 January 1774
Marriage place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste RATTÉ dit RACETTE and Agathe TREMBLAY

Children of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)

Pierre Depier LESSARD

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 February 1832, Prairie Du Chein, Wisconsin Territory

Louise LESSARD

Born: 18 December 1794, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada
Died: 16 August 1853, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada East

Married: Magloire LEBOND 27 January 1821 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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 — 1745
28 April 1745
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 28 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.