Marie-Angelique married Antoine LESSARD
8 February 1773
in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
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The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Antoine LESSARD
was born
11 June 1751
in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France .
Antoine died
13 June 1833
in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
Antoine was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON.
Marie-Angelique GAGNON died
5 February 1810
in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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Birth — 1749 17 February 1749 Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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.
1773 Marriage / Partner Marie-Angelique GAGNON and Antoine LESSARD 8 February 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)
She was 23 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.
1777 Birth of Child Genevieve LESSARD was born 26 October 1777, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
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Antoine LESSARD
Birth — 1749
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.
1773 Marriage / Partner
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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Death — 1810
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