Étienne de Lessard

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1645; In 1545 he came to New France.
• Miscellaneous: 3 Jun 1646, Trois-Rivières, Québec, New France; On 3 June 1646 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, New France he was a godfather.
• Land/House: 10 Feb 1651, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France; On 10 February 1651, he received 10 arpents of river frontage in what is now Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France.
• Religion: 8 Mar 1658, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France; On 8 March 1658, he gave land to build a church in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France, then called Petit Cap.
• Census: 1681, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France; He owned 3 guns, 7 head of cattle, and 40 arpents of cleared land according to the 1681 Census.
• Legal: 26 Mar 1699, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France; On 26 March 1699, Marguerite and Etienne, “being victims of their old age, which is advanced and renders them infirm and subject to the natural indisposition which accompanies the aged, and which causes a loss of spirit and force, they find themselves no longer able to handle their own affairs and it is of more advantage to them now to give or to sell their heritage to their two children named Prisque and Joseph.” As for the children, “they will feed and care for their father and mother and treat them according to their station in life. Their rooms shall be clean and heated so as to stave off illness for the remainder of their days and at the end of their time, they shall be buried, and prayers shall be offered for the repose of their soul, according to the customs.” Etienne was 66 years old when this act was made.
• Last Full Review: 31 Jan 2022

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Étienne married Marguerite Sevestre on 8 Apr 1652 in Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, Québec City, Québec, New France. Marguerite (daughter of Charles Sevestre and Marie Pichon) was born about 1635 in Paris, Île-de-France, France; died on 26 Nov 1720 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France; was buried on 27 Nov 1720 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Étienne Lessard was born on 1 Apr 1653 in Québec City, Québec, Canada; was christened on 1 Apr 1653 in Québec City, Québec, Canada; was buried on 12 Apr 1728 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
2. Charles Lessard was born on 1 Jan 1656 in Québec City, Québec, Canada; was christened on 5 Jun 1656 in Québec City, Québec, Canada; was buried on 27 Nov 1740 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.
3. Pierre Lessard was christened on 4 Aug 1658 in Québec City, Québec, Canada; was buried on 8 May 1737 in L'Islet, Québec, New France.
4. Marie-Thérèse Lessard was born on 14 Feb 1662 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; was christened on 29 Mar 1662 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; was buried on 4 Jun 1749 in Québec City, Québec, Canada.
5. Marguerite Lessard was born on 3 Sep 1664 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; was christened on 4 Sep 1664 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; was buried on 7 Dec 1665 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France.
6. Anne-Dorothée DeLessard was born on 26 Sep 1666 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; was christened on 27 Sep 1666 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; died on 12 Aug 1710 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France; was buried on 13 Aug 1710 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France.
7. Noël Lessard was born on 3 Mar 1669 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; was christened on 4 Mar 1669 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France; died on 21 Mar 1743 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
8. Joseph Lessard was born on 28 Feb 1672 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; was christened on 13 Mar 1672 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; died on 6 Dec 1763 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
9. Lt. Prisque Lessard was born on 10 Jun 1674 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; was christened on 10 Jun 1674 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; was buried on 24 May 1755 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
10. Sœur Dorothée Lessard was born on 19 Feb 1677 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; was christened on 21 Feb 1677 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada.
11. Jacques Lessard was born on 19 Feb 1677 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada; was christened on 21 Feb 1677 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada.

Jacques married Marie Herson about 1621 in France. Marie was born about 1596 in Sens, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]