Prisque LESSARD

(b. 17 July 1732 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 March 1784 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Prisque LESSARD was born 17 July 1732 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Prisque LESSARD was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie-Josephe PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB (maternal) Jacques PARENT and Marie BÉLANGER

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

Prisque married Marie-Charlotte PAGEOT (PAGEAU) 27 August 1753 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte PAGEOT (PAGEAU) was born 19 December 1731 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Charlotte died 23 June 1807 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Charlotte was the child of Joseph PAGEOT (PAGEAU) and Marie-Madeleine BOESME (BOISMIER).

Prisque LESSARD died 9 March 1784 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Occupation

Prisque LESSARD was a Journalier.
The journalier, or day labourer, was a worker employed by the day, typically in the agricultural sector. He usually only worked during the summer months, for low wages, which meant that day labourers were among the poorest of the inhabitants of New France.
Source: tfcq.ca

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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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Prisque LESSARD married

Marie-Charlotte PAGEOT (PAGEAU)-- Date: 27 August 1753 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Charlotte PAGEOT (PAGEAU) was the child of Joseph PAGEOT (PAGEAU) and Marie-Madeleine BOESME (BOISMIER)

Children of Prisque LESSARD and Marie-Charlotte PAGEOT (PAGEAU):

Charles LESSARD (b.4 November 1754, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Felicite VEZINA 15 January 1781 in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

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1732 Birth
17 July 1732
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Prisque LESSARD and Marie-Charlotte PAGEOT (PAGEAU) 27 August 1753, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 21 years old.

1754 Birth of Child
Charles LESSARD was born 4 November 1754, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Prisque was 22 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.