Joseph
LESSARD
(b.
18 July 1742
,
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
d.
10 April 1811
,
Chambly, Lower Canada
)
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Joseph LESSARD was born 18 July 1742 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Joseph LESSARD was the child of Étienne LESSARD and Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN (maternal) Jean PEPIN dit LACHANCE and Madeleine FONTAINESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Marie-Josephe CHORET 13 May 1782 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe CHORET was born 19 February 1762 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marie-Josephe died 11 March 1800 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Marie-Josephe was the child of Jean CHORET and Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER.
Joseph LESSARD died 10 April 1811 in Chambly, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Joseph LESSARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Joseph LESSARD was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Family and Children of Joseph LESSARD
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Marie-Josephe CHORET-- Date: 13 May 1782 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe CHORET was the child of Jean CHORET and Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER
Children of Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Josephe CHORET:
Marie-Madeline LESSARD (b.April, 28, 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 17 November 1850, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Basile ROBERT 20 November 1809 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
Marie-Josephe CHORET-- Date: 13 May 1782 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada Marie-Josephe CHORET was the child of Jean CHORET and Marie-Madeleine LEMAITRE dite AUGER
Children of Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Josephe CHORET:
Marie-Madeline LESSARD (b.April, 28, 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 17 November 1850, Napierville, Canada East )m. Basile ROBERT 20 November 1809 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)
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1742 Birth 18 July 1742
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
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 - 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.
1782 Marriage / PartnerJoseph LESSARD and Marie-Josephe CHORET 13 May 1782, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)
He was 39 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Birth of ChildMarie-Madeline LESSARD was born April, 28, 1793, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 50 years old.
1800 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Josephe CHORET died 11 March 1800, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)
1809 Marriage of ChildMarie-Madeline LESSARD married 20 November 1809, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Basile ROBERT
1811 Death 10 April 1811
Chambly, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 68.
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