Elisabeth LESSARD

(b. 30 October 1749 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 16 January 1804 , Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )

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Elisabeth LESSARD was born 30 October 1749 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Elisabeth LESSARD was the child of Jean-Baptiste LESSARD and Anne GAGNON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noel LESSARD and Marie-Genevieve DUBOIS (maternal) Raphael GAGNON and Marie-Louise CLOUTIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Elisabeth married Jean-Francois FILION 21 August 1775 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Francois FILION was born 31 December 1752 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Jean-Francois died 21 October 1824 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce). Jean-Francois was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Josephte GAGNON.

Elisabeth LESSARD died 16 January 1804 in Sainte-Marie, 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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Elisabeth LESSARD married

Jean-Francois FILION-- Date: 21 August 1775 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Francois FILION was the child of Jean FILION and Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Children of Jean-Francois FILION and Elisabeth LESSARD:

Elisabeth FILION (b.30 March 1785, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste PARADIS 9 October 1804 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Marie-Genevieve FILION (b.27 March 1794, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada d. 9 November 1834, Sainte-Marie, Lower Canada )
m. Jean THIBODEAU 18 October 1814 in Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

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1749 Birth
30 October 1749
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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 Marriage / Partner
Elisabeth LESSARD and Jean-Francois FILION 21 August 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 25 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Elisabeth FILION was born 30 March 1785, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Elisabeth was 35 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve FILION was born 27 March 1794, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Elisabeth was 44 years old.

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