Hippolyte
LESSARD
Born
20 May 1827
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died
31 May 1908
,
Saint-Gédéon, Québec, Canada
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Hippolyte LESSARD was born 20 May 1827 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
and the grandchild of: (paternal) Georges Ignace LESSARD ZILIAC and Marie-Catherine COUTURIER (maternal) Jean BOUDREAU and Catherine SIMARDSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hippolyte married Geneviève GUAY 20 October 1846 in Sainte-Agnès, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Geneviève GUAY was born 2 March 1827 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Geneviève died 26 July 1862 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix). Geneviève was the child of Benoit GUAY and Elisabeth HARVEY.
Hippolyte LESSARD died 31 May 1908 in Saint-Gédéon, Québec, Canada .
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Hippolyte LESSARD was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Hippolyte LESSARD was a 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
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 changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Hippolyte LESSARD
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Geneviève GUAY-- Date: 20 October 1846 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East
See marriage record for Hippolyte LESSARD and Geneviève GUAY
Geneviève GUAY was the child of Benoit GUAY and Elisabeth HARVEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Geneviève GUAY-- Date: 20 October 1846 Place: Sainte-Agnès, Canada East See marriage record for Hippolyte LESSARD and Geneviève GUAYGeneviève GUAY was the child of Benoit GUAY and Elisabeth HARVEY
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Hippolyte LESSARD and Geneviève GUAY
Genevieve LESSARD (b.26 April 1860, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East d. 15 April 1923, Lac-Bouchette, Québec, Canada)m. Francois-Xavier TREMBLAY 29 January 1921 in Saint-Gédéon, Québec, Canada (St-Gedeon)
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1827 Birth 20 May 1827
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Marriage / PartnerHippolyte LESSARD and Geneviève GUAY 20 October 1846, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
He was 19 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1860 Birth of ChildGenevieve LESSARD was born 26 April 1860, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
Hippolyte was 32 years old.
1862 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeneviève GUAY died 26 July 1862, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1908 Death 31 May 1908
Saint-Gédéon, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 81.
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