Marie-Josephe LESSARD

Born

17 October 1727 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

14 February 1768 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph LESSARD Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

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Born: 17 October 1727 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LESSARD

Mother: Marie-Madeleine PAQUET

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) , Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents: Isaac-Etienne PAQUET (PASQUIER) dit LAVALLEE , Elisabeth MEUNIER

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Marie-Josephe married Louis SIMARD 18 July 1747 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis SIMARD was born 5 October 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Louis died 1 May 1798 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Louis was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Marie BOIVIN.

Marie-Josephe LESSARD died 14 February 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Josephe LESSARD married

Louis SIMARD
Marriage date: 18 July 1747
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Louis SIMARD was the child of Joseph SIMARD and Marie BOIVIN

Children of Louis SIMARD and Marie-Josephe LESSARD

Basile SIMARD

Born: 9 November 1764, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 November 1844, L'Assomption, Canada East

Married: Francoise BOLDUC 22 August 1786 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1727
17 October 1727
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1747 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LESSARD and Louis SIMARD 18 July 1747, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 19 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.