flag male ancestor  Jean-Marie  LESSARD

  (b. 1 October 1762 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada   d. 2 October 1834 Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Marie LESSARD was born 1 October 1762 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada

Jean-Marie LESSARD was the child of François-Xavier LESSARD   and   Marie-Madeleine MOREL and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne LESSARD and Madeleine PEPIN dite LACHANCE (maternal)  Antoine MOREL and Geneviève DROUIN

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Jean-Marie  married  Marie-Louise RACINE 18 January 1785 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Louise RACINE  was born 6 September 1768 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).  Marie-Louise died 15 February 1834 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre).  Marie-Louise was the child of Michel RACINE and Geneviève GAGNON.

Jean-Marie LESSARD died 2 October 1834 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1762 Birth
1 October 1762
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
News1775 - 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.
marriage1785 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie LESSARD and Marie-Louise RACINE 18 January 1785, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

He was 22 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1798 Birth of Child
Madeleine LESSARD was born 5 April 1798, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie was 35 years old.
1805 Birth of Child
Etienne LESSARD was born 5 June 1805, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie was 42 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Julie LESSARD was born 22 July 1808, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre)

Jean-Marie was 45 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1823 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LESSARD married 29 July 1823, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Abraham TREMBLAY
marriage1826 Marriage of Child
Julie LESSARD married 3 October 1826, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre) to Joseph TREMBLAY
marriage1829 Marriage of Child
Etienne LESSARD married 20 January 1829, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
death1834 Death
2 October 1834
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 12/20/2023 2:16:57 PM - Updated: 4/4/2024 9:37:58 AM

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