Marie-Josephte LESSARD

(b. 29 September 1748 , Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France d. 16 October 1787 , Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Josephte LESSARD was born 29 September 1748 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephte LESSARD was the child of Prisque LESSARD and Françoise ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LESSARD and Marie-Madeleine PAQUET (maternal) Jean ALLAIRE and Marie-Anne MERCIER

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

Marie-Josephte married Pierre PARÉ 26 January 1767 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Pierre PARÉ was born 17 March 1743 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Pierre died 20 June 1819 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Pierre was the child of Ignace PARÉ and Agnès RACINE.

Marie-Josephte LESSARD died 16 October 1787 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 PARÉ-- Date: 26 January 1767 Place: Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre PARÉ was the child of Ignace PARÉ and Agnès RACINE

Children of Pierre PARÉ and Marie-Josephte LESSARD:

Ambroise PARE (b.19 November 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 March 1841, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Canada East)
m. Therese GAGNON 2 February 1789 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Ignace PARÉ (b.23 November 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 June 1857, Sainte-Marie, Canada East )
m. Catherine-Genevieve TRUDEL 27 January 1795 in Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

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1748 Birth
29 September 1748
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, 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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte LESSARD and Pierre PARÉ 26 January 1767, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 18 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Ambroise PARE was born 19 November 1769, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 21 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Ignace PARÉ was born 23 November 1771, Saint-Joachim, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephte was 23 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.