Pierre LESSARD

(b. 8 October 1711 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 2 May 1790 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Pierre LESSARD was born 8 October 1711 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Pierre LESSARD was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LESSARD (LESSART) and Marguerite SEVESTRE (maternal) Étienne JACOB and Jeanne FRESSEL

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Pierre married Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET) 25 January 1740 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET) was born 21 March 1713 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Marie-Madeleine died 31 March 1741 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marie-Madeleine was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER.

Pierre married (2) Jeanne CLOUTIER 28 August 1741 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jeanne CLOUTIER was born 7 October 1715 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Jeanne died 7 June 1764 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Jeanne was the child of Zacharie CLOUTIER and Jeanne BACON.

Pierre married (3) Marguerite POULIN 24 March 1765 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite POULIN was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 18 August 1805 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Ignace POULIN and Marguerite CARON.

Pierre LESSARD died 2 May 1790 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 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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Pierre LESSARD married

Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET)-- Date: 25 January 1740 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET) was the child of François BARET (BARETTE) (BARRETTE) and Geneviève CLOUTIER

Children of Pierre LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET):

Pierre LESSARD married

Jeanne CLOUTIER-- Date: 28 August 1741 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Jeanne CLOUTIER was the child of Zacharie CLOUTIER and Jeanne BACON

Children of Pierre LESSARD and Jeanne CLOUTIER:

Pierre-Joseph LESSARD (b.27 June 1743, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1831, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Suzanne GUAY 8 July 1765 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josette LESSARD (b.abt. 1747, , Québec Province, Canada d. 25 March 1820, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Basile VACHON dit POMERLEAU 19 February 1770 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Victoire LESSARD (b.25 February 1758, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1829, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada)
m. Pierre POULIN 30 June 1779 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

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Marguerite POULIN-- Date: 24 March 1765 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite POULIN was the child of Ignace POULIN and Marguerite CARON

Children of Pierre LESSARD and Marguerite POULIN:

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1711 Birth
8 October 1711
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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET) 25 January 1740, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 28 years old.

1741 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LESSARD and Jeanne CLOUTIER 28 August 1741, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 29 years old.

1741 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine BARRETTE (BARET) died 31 March 1741, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

1743 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph LESSARD was born 27 June 1743, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 31 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Victoire LESSARD was born 25 February 1758, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Pierre was 46 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.

1764 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jeanne CLOUTIER died 7 June 1764, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LESSARD and Marguerite POULIN 24 March 1765, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 53 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joseph LESSARD married 8 July 1765, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Suzanne GUAY

1770 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette LESSARD married 19 February 1770, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada to Basile VACHON dit POMERLEAU

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.