Étienne de Lessard

1623 - 1703  (80 years)

• Name	Étienne de Lessard
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1623	Chambois, Orne, Normandy, France   [4, 5]
  Immigration	1645 (Age 22)  [3]
  In 1545 he came to New France.
  Miscellaneous	3 Jun 1646 (Age 23)	Trois-Rivières, Québec, New France   [3]
  On 3 June 1646 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, New France he was a godfather.
  Land/House	10 Feb 1651 (Age 28)	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [3]
  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 (Age 35)	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [3]
  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 (Age 58)	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [3]
  He owned 3 guns, 7 head of cattle, and 40 arpents of cleared land according to the 1681 Census.
  Legal	26 Mar 1699 (Age 76)	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [3]
  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.
  Death	20 Apr 1703	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [2, 3, 4]
  Burial	21 Apr 1703	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I10307	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Jacques de Lessard,   b. Abt 1593, Sens, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
  Mother	Marie Herson,   b. Abt 1596, Sens, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
  Marriage	Abt 1621	France
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 28 years - She : ~ 25 years.
  Family ID	F7211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marguerite Sevestre,   b. About 1635, Paris, Île-de-France, France d. 26 Nov 1720, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1652	Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, Québec City, Québec, New France   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  		Marriage Record of Étienne de Lessard and Marguerite Sevestre
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 29 years and 4 months - She : ~ 17 years and 4 months.
  Children	1. Étienne Lessard,   b. 1 Apr 1653, Québec City, Québec, Canada bur. 12 Apr 1728, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 75 years)   2. Charles Lessard,   b. 1 Jan 1656, Québec City, Québec, Canada bur. 27 Nov 1740, Québec City, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 84 years)   3. Pierre Lessard,   c. 4 Aug 1658, Québec City, Québec, Canada bur. 8 May 1737, L'Islet, Québec, New France (Age ~ 78 years)   4. Marie-Thérèse Lessard,   b. 14 Feb 1662, Château-Richer, Québec, New France bur. 4 Jun 1749, Québec City, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 87 years)   5. Marguerite Lessard,   b. 3 Sep 1664, Château-Richer, Québec, New France bur. 7 Dec 1665, Château-Richer, Québec, New France (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Anne-Dorothée DeLessard,   b. 26 Sep 1666, Château-Richer, Québec, New France d. 12 Aug 1710, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France (Age 43 years)   7. Noël Lessard,   b. 3 Mar 1669, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada d. 21 Mar 1743, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Age 74 years)   8. Joseph Lessard,   b. 28 Feb 1672, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada d. 6 Dec 1763, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Age 91 years)   9. Lt. Prisque Lessard,   b. 10 Jun 1674, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada bur. 24 May 1755, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Age ~ 80 years)   10. Sœur Dorothée Lessard,   b. 19 Feb 1677, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada   11. Jacques Lessard,   b. 19 Feb 1677, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada
  Family ID	F7210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1623 - Chambois, Orne, Normandy, France Miscellaneous - 3 Jun 1646 - Trois-Rivières, Québec, New France Land/House - 10 Feb 1651 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Marriage - 8 Apr 1652 - Cathedral-Basilica of Notre-Dame de Québec, Québec City, Québec, New France Child - Étienne Lessard - 1 Apr 1653 - Québec City, Québec, Canada Child - Charles Lessard - 1 Jan 1656 - Québec City, Québec, Canada Religion - 8 Mar 1658 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Child - Pierre Lessard - 4 Aug 1658 - Québec City, Québec, Canada Child - Marie-Thérèse Lessard - 14 Feb 1662 - Château-Richer, Québec, New France Child - Marguerite Lessard - 3 Sep 1664 - Château-Richer, Québec, New France Child - Anne-Dorothée DeLessard - 26 Sep 1666 - Château-Richer, Québec, New France Child - Noël Lessard - 3 Mar 1669 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada Child - Joseph Lessard - 28 Feb 1672 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada Child - Lt. Prisque Lessard - 10 Jun 1674 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada Child - Sœur Dorothée Lessard - 19 Feb 1677 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada Child - Jacques Lessard - 19 Feb 1677 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada Census - 1681 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Legal - 26 Mar 1699 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Death - 20 Apr 1703 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Burial - 21 Apr 1703 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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