François-Xavier LESSARD

Born

30 May 1738 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

26 March 1816 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

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Étienne LESSARD Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

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Born: 30 May 1738 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne LESSARD

Mother: Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD , Marie-Anne POULIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE , Madeleine FONTAINE

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

François-Xavier married Marie-Madeleine MOREL 6 November 1758 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine MOREL was born 21 May 1734 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine died 21 September 1811 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Antoine MOREL and Geneviève DROUIN.

François-Xavier LESSARD died 26 March 1816 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of François-Xavier LESSARD

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François-Xavier LESSARD married

Marie-Madeleine MOREL
Marriage date: 6 November 1758
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine MOREL was the child of Antoine MOREL and Geneviève DROUIN

Children of François-Xavier LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine MOREL

Jean-Marie LESSARD

Born: 1 October 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Died: 2 October 1834, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise RACINE 18 January 1785 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1738
30 May 1738
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
François-Xavier LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine MOREL 6 November 1758, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 20 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie LESSARD was born 1 October 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Xavier was 24 years old.

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.

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.