François-Malo LESSARD

Born

22 January 1704 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

29 April 1781 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada

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Prisque LESSARD Marie JACOB

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Born: 22 January 1704 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Prisque LESSARD

Mother: Marie JACOB

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) , Marguerite SEVESTRE

Maternal grandparents: Étienne JACOB , Jeanne FRESSEL

François-Malo had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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François-Malo married Angélique RACINE 28 November 1724 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Angélique RACINE was born 12 March 1705 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Angélique died 18 June 1785 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Angélique was the child of Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON.

François-Malo LESSARD died 29 April 1781 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada.
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Angélique RACINE
Marriage date: 28 November 1724
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Angélique RACINE was the child of Étienne RACINE and Catherine GUYON

Children of François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE

Marie-Angélique LESSARD

Born: 11 September 1725, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 11 January 1806, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin CLOUTIER 20 January 1744 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD

Born: 11 September 1727, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 28 December 1808, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne VACHON 20 June 1750 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Gabriel LESSARD

Born: 4 September 1729, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève PARENT 27 January 1755 Place: Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Scholastique LESSARD

Born: 12 July 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 13 January 1814, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Louis GAGNÉ 24 October 1758 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

François-Xavier LESSARD

Born: 14 June 1734, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1804, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GAGNÉ 2 February 1767 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Joseph LESSARD

Born: 16 December 1736, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1815, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique VACHON 19 January 1761 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Angélique LESSARD

Born: 21 March 1744, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1817, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Michel VACHON 31 January 1763 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Helene LESSARD

Born: 15 February 1746, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1825, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Antoine VACHON dit PAMERLAUX 19 January 1762 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1704
22 January 1704
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Marriage / Partner
François-Malo LESSARD and Angélique RACINE 28 November 1724, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 20 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LESSARD was born 11 September 1725, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Malo was 21 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD was born 11 September 1727, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Malo was 23 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Gabriel LESSARD was born 4 September 1729, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Malo was 25 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Scholastique LESSARD was born 12 July 1732, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Malo was 28 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LESSARD was born 14 June 1734, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Malo was 30 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph LESSARD was born 16 December 1736, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

François-Malo was 32 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LESSARD married 20 January 1744, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Augustin CLOUTIER

1744 Birth of Child
Angélique LESSARD was born 21 March 1744, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

François-Malo was 40 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Helene LESSARD was born 15 February 1746, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

François-Malo was 42 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Geneviève-Victoire LESSARD married 20 June 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Etienne VACHON

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LESSARD married 27 January 1755, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce) to Geneviève PARENT

1758 Marriage of Child
Scholastique LESSARD married 24 October 1758 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Louis GAGNÉ

1761 Marriage of Child
Joseph LESSARD married 19 January 1761, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Angelique VACHON

1762 Marriage of Child
Helene LESSARD married 19 January 1762, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Louis-Antoine VACHON dit PAMERLAUX

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Angélique LESSARD married 31 January 1763, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Michel VACHON

1767 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier LESSARD married 2 February 1767, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Revolutionary War
LESSARD, FRANCOIS MALO
Ancestor #: A214293
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 1-22-1704 STE ANNE DE BEAUPRE CANADA
Death: 4-29-1781 ST JOSEPH DE BEAUCE-BUR CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 62-64
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: ST JOSEPH DE BEAUCE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) ANGELIQUE RACINE
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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.