Marie-Josephte LESSARD

(b. 19 July 1735 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 24 October 1785 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte LESSARD was born 19 July 1735 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte LESSARD was the child of Jean LESSARD and Marie-Anne LACROIX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LESSARD and Marie-Anne POULIN (maternal) Augustin LACROIX and Jeanne PARÉ

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre ALLAIRE 5 February 1759 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre ALLAIRE was born 14 December 1734 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 14 August 1809 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Jean ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne MERCIER.

Marie-Josephte LESSARD died 24 October 1785 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, 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.

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Marie-Josephte LESSARD married

Pierre ALLAIRE-- Date: 5 February 1759 Place: Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France
Pierre ALLAIRE was the child of Jean ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne MERCIER

Children of Pierre ALLAIRE and Marie-Josephte LESSARD:

Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE (b.10 January 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada d. , )

Marie-Dorothee ALLAIRE (b.27 January 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada d. 1 March 1779, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marie-Anne ALLAIRE (b.10 November 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 June 1765, , Québec Province, Canada )

Marguerite ALLAIRE (b.21 June 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 October 1851, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, La Côte-de-Beaupré, Canada East)

Marie Madeleine (Magdeleine) ALLAIRE (b.17 July 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 September 1851, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East)

Marie-Louise ALLAIRE (b.August 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 April 1770, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)

Marie-Louise ALLAIRE (b.8 September 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 November 1866, Barachois, Gaspé-Est, Canada East)

Pierre ALLAIRE (b.17 April 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 September 1855, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East)

Marie-Angelique ALLAIRE (b.March 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. April 1778, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada)

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1735 Birth
19 July 1735
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1759 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LESSARD and Pierre ALLAIRE 5 February 1759, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

She was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE was born 10 January 1760, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Dorothee ALLAIRE was born 27 January 1762, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne ALLAIRE was born 10 November 1763, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1765 Death of Child
Marie-Anne ALLAIRE died 18 June 1765, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marguerite ALLAIRE was born 21 June 1765, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 29 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Marie Madeleine (Magdeleine) ALLAIRE was born 17 July 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 32 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born August 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE died 13 April 1770, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 34 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise ALLAIRE was born 8 September 1773, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 38 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Pierre ALLAIRE was born 17 April 1775, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 39 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.