Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART)

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17 February 1698 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Died

20 August 1773 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LESSARD Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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Born: 17 February 1698 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LESSARD

Mother: Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) , Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents: Julien FORTIN dit BELLEFONTAINE , Geneviève GAMACHE

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Geneviève married Pierre BELANGER 12 November 1724 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre BELANGER was born 30 June 1700 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Pierre died 31 July 1762 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Pierre was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS.

Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART) died 20 August 1773 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Pierre BELANGER
Marriage date: 12 November 1724
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre BELANGER was the child of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

Children of Pierre BELANGER and Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART)

Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

Born: 9 December 1725, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 20 April 1807, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Charles BERNIER 2 May 1740 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Gabriel BELANGER

Born: 6 May 1736, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1826, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Victoire BERNIER 23 October 1758 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marguerite BELANGER

Born: 2 April 1738, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1782, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jacques-Amable CARLOS 28 November 1760 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth and Baptism
Name: Geneviefve Lessart
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 18 Feb 1698
Christening Place: Château-Richer, Montmorency No 1, Quebec
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1698
Birthplace: Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec
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Father's Name: Pierre Lessart
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Mother's Name: Barbe Fortin
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C02776-5
System Origin: Quebec-ODM
GS Film number: 1018161
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'Québec, naissances et baptêmes, 1662-1898,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XL5G-4XS : accessed 14 May 2015), Geneviefve Lessart, 17 Feb 1698; citing Chateau Richer, Montmorency, Quebec; FHL microfilm 1,018,161.
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1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART) and Pierre BELANGER 12 November 1724, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 26 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève BELANGER was born 9 December 1725, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Geneviève was 27 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Jean-Gabriel BELANGER was born 6 May 1736, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Geneviève was 38 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELANGER was born 2 April 1738, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Geneviève was 40 years old.

1740 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève BELANGER married 2 May 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Charles BERNIER

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

1758 Marriage of Child
Jean-Gabriel BELANGER married 23 October 1758, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Victoire BERNIER

1760 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELANGER married 28 November 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jacques-Amable CARLOS

1762 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre BELANGER died 31 July 1762, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

Death — 1773
20 August 1773
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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