Étienne LESSARD

Born

13 August 1716 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Died

17 March 1784 , Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Province of Québec, Canada

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Étienne LESSARD Thérèse RACINE

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Born: 13 August 1716 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne LESSARD

Mother: Thérèse RACINE

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD , Marie-Anne POULIN

Maternal grandparents: Noel RACINE , Marguerite GRAVEL

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Étienne married Marie-Madeleine BOIVIN 16 November 1744 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Madeleine BOIVIN was born 26 April 1722 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine died 1 February 1807 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Jean BOIVIN and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD.

Étienne LESSARD died 17 March 1784 in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, 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.

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Marie-Madeleine BOIVIN
Marriage date: 16 November 1744
Marriage place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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Marie-Madeleine BOIVIN was the child of Jean BOIVIN and Marie-Madeleine SIMARD

Children of Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine BOIVIN

Louis-Jerome LESSARD

Born: 24 July 1758, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Josephte PARE 26 November 1783 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Helene LESSARD

Born: 17 February 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Died: 26 December 1820, Québec, Lower Canada

Married: Charles-Louis GUILBAULT 26 February 1781 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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Birth — 1716
13 August 1716
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

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

1744 Marriage / Partner
Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine BOIVIN 16 November 1744, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 28 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Louis-Jerome LESSARD was born 24 July 1758, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Étienne was 41 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Helene LESSARD was born 17 February 1762, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Étienne was 45 years old.

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.

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.