Ignace LESSARD

Born

23 December 1709 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1782 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph LESSARD Marguerite RACINE

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Born: 23 December 1709 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LESSARD

Mother: Marguerite RACINE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) , Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents: François RACINE , Marie BAUCHE (BAUCHER) (BAUCHET)

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Ignace married Reine BOLDUC 13 May 1743 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reine BOLDUC was born abt. 1719 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Reine died 22 April 1804 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Reine was the child of René BOLDUC and Marguerite MALBOEUF.

Ignace LESSARD died 5 April 1782 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, 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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Ignace LESSARD married

Reine BOLDUC
Marriage date: 13 May 1743
Marriage place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Reine BOLDUC was the child of René BOLDUC and Marguerite MALBOEUF

Children of Ignace LESSARD and Reine BOLDUC

Jean-Baptiste LESSARD

Born: 28 April 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1809, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

Married: Agathe RATTÉ (RATE) 24 January 1774 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1709
23 December 1709
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

1743 Marriage / Partner
Ignace LESSARD and Reine BOLDUC 13 May 1743, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 33 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD was born 28 April 1745, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 35 years old.

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 of Child
Jean-Baptiste LESSARD married 24 January 1774, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada to Agathe RATTÉ (RATE)

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.