Genevieve LESSARD

(b. 13 February 1748 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1800 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Genevieve LESSARD was born 13 February 1748 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Genevieve LESSARD was the child of Augustin LESSARD and Anne-Marguerite-Gertrude PARADIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine PAQUET (maternal) Andre PARADIS and Marguerite MENARD

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Genevieve married Jean-Charles LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE 3 February 1777 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Charles LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE was born 14 June 1755 in Sainte-Croix, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada. Jean-Charles died 6 November 1824 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jean-Charles was the child of Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Anne LEGENDRE.

Genevieve LESSARD died 16 February 1800 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower 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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Genevieve LESSARD married

Jean-Charles LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Charles LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE was the child of Pierre-Joseph LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Marie-Anne LEGENDRE

Children of Jean-Charles LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE and Genevieve LESSARD:

Marie-Genevieve LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE (b.13 January 1778, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 March 1841, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada East)
m. Jean-Alexis NADEAU 29 September 1795 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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1748 Birth
13 February 1748
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Genevieve LESSARD and Jean-Charles LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE 3 February 1777, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

She was 28 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE was born 13 January 1778, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Genevieve was 29 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve LAMBERT dite CHAMPAGNE married 29 September 1795, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Jean-Alexis NADEAU