Thérèse LESSARD

(b. 1 February 1715 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 11 May 1772 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Thérèse LESSARD was born 1 February 1715 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Thérèse LESSARD was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Thérèse RACINE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN (maternal) Noel RACINE and Marguerite GRAVEL

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

Thérèse married Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE 9 February 1739 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 6 July 1718 in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean). Jacques died 5 March 1791 in St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Quebec, Canada. Jacques was the child of Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE.

Thérèse LESSARD died 11 May 1772 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Family and Children of Thérèse LESSARD

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Thérèse LESSARD married

Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE-- Date: 9 February 1739 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE was the child of Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINE

Children of Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Thérèse LESSARD:

Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE (b.10 April 1741, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France d. 6 September 1832, Saint-Eustache, Lower Canada)
m. Genevieve CARON 15 February 1773 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)
m. Marie Charlotte PARÉ dite LAMOTHE 9 May 1791 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE (b.1 April 1743, St-Ferréol, Quebec, Canada d. 27 December 1816, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada)
m. Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS 3 October 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

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1715 Birth
1 February 1715
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse LESSARD and Jacques PEPIN dit LACHANCE 9 February 1739, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 24 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Gervais PEPIN dit LACHANCE was born 10 April 1741, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean)

Thérèse was 26 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE was born 1 April 1743, St-Ferréol, Quebec, Canada

Thérèse was 28 years old.

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Amable Judith PEPIN dite LACHANCE married 3 October 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS