Pierre-Joseph LESSARD

(b. 27 June 1743 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France d. 11 January 1831 , Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Joseph LESSARD was born 27 June 1743 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada, New France

Pierre-Joseph LESSARD was the child of Pierre LESSARD and Jeanne CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Prisque LESSARD and Marie JACOB (maternal) Zacharie CLOUTIER and Jeanne BACON

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

Pierre-Joseph married Suzanne GUAY 8 July 1765 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Suzanne GUAY was born 26 May 1743 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Suzanne died 25 February 1810 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada. Suzanne was the child of Ignace GUAY and Marie-Josephte COURTOIS.

Pierre-Joseph LESSARD died 11 January 1831 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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Pierre-Joseph LESSARD married

Suzanne GUAY-- Date: 8 July 1765 Place: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada
Suzanne GUAY was the child of Ignace GUAY and Marie-Josephte COURTOIS

Children of Pierre-Joseph LESSARD and Suzanne GUAY:

Jacques LESSARD (b.17 April 1769, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1857, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Canada East)
m. Veronique GAGNÉ 21 January 1788 in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Joseph LESSARD (b.10 September 1773, Sainte-Marie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 November 1860, St-Pierre-de-Broughton, Canada)
m. Angelique THIBAULT 9 February 1795 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1743 Birth
27 June 1743
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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joseph LESSARD and Suzanne GUAY 8 July 1765, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jacques LESSARD was born 17 April 1769, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Québec, Canada

Pierre-Joseph was 25 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Joseph LESSARD was born 10 September 1773, Sainte-Marie, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce)

Pierre-Joseph was 30 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.