flag male ancestor  Antoine  LESSARD

  (b. 11 June 1751 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France   d. 13 June 1833 Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada )  

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Antoine LESSARD was born 11 June 1751 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Antoine 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

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Antoine  married  Marie-Angelique GAGNON 8 February 1773 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Angelique GAGNON  was born 17 February 1749 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer).  Marie-Angelique died 5 February 1810 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Angelique was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Angélique PERRAULT.

Antoine LESSARD died 13 June 1833 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Antoine LESSARD married flag female ancestor Marie-Angelique GAGNON-- Date: 8 February 1773 Place: Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angelique GAGNON was the child of Joseph GAGNON and Angélique PERRAULT




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birth1751 Birth
11 June 1751
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1773 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LESSARD and Marie-Angelique GAGNON 8 February 1773, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 21 years old.
News1775 - 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 Birth of Child
Genevieve LESSARD was born 26 October 1777, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 26 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LESSARD married 25 September 1798, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada to Pierre FILION
1810 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angelique GAGNON died 5 February 1810, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1833 Death
13 June 1833
Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 9/25/2019 11:36:43 AM - Updated: 5/15/2024 12:25:54 PM

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