Marie-Madeline LESSARD

Born

April, 28, 1793 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Died

17 November 1850 , Napierville, Canada East

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Joseph LESSARD Marie-Josephe CHORET

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Born: April, 28, 1793 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph LESSARD

Mother: Marie-Josephe CHORET

Paternal grandparents: Étienne LESSARD , Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHORET , Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER

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Marie-Madeline married Basile ROBERT 20 November 1809 in Chambly, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Basile ROBERT was born 5 January 1786 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Basile died 10 May 1876 in Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard). Basile was the child of François-Gabriel ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine PEPIN.

Marie-Madeline LESSARD died 17 November 1850 in Napierville, Canada East .

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Birth info from Tanquary 5:2:page 373
married Basil Robert at Chambly (St. Joseph) Quebec in 1809, Drouin
Name: Basile Robert
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Spouse: Madeleine Lessart
[Magd Lessart]
Event: Mariage (Marriage)
Marriage Year: 1804-1817
Marriage Location: Chambly, Québec (Quebec)
Place of Worship or Institution: St-Joseph

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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeline LESSARD

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Marie-Madeline LESSARD married

Basile ROBERT
Marriage date: 20 November 1809
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Basile ROBERT was the child of François-Gabriel ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Catherine PEPIN

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Name: Basile Robert

Spouse: Magdeline Lessart

Event: Mariage (Marriage)

Marriage Year: 1806-1810

Marriage Location: Chambly, Québec (Quebec)

Place of Worship or Institution: St-Joseph

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Children of Basile ROBERT and Marie-Madeline LESSARD

Flavie ROBERT

Born: 02 June 1823, Chambly, Lower Canada
Died: 12 May 1896, Winchendon, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pierre FILION 14 September 1840 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Esther ROBERT

Born: 26 March 1829, Napierville, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celestin TREMBLAY 10 November 1846 Place: Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

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Birth — 1793
April, 28, 1793
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeline LESSARD and Basile ROBERT 20 November 1809, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

She was 16 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Birth of Child
Flavie ROBERT was born 02 June 1823, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Marie-Madeline was 30 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Esther ROBERT was born 26 March 1829, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard)

Marie-Madeline was 35 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
Flavie ROBERT married 14 September 1840, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Pierre FILION

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 of Child
Esther ROBERT married 10 November 1846, Napierville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Cyprien) (Saint-Édouard) to Celestin TREMBLAY

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)