Marguerite Sevestre

1635 - 1720  (~ 85 years)

• Name	Marguerite Sevestre
  Born	About 1635	Paris, Île-de-France, France   [4]
  Legal	26 Mar 1699 (Age 64)	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.
  Died	26 Nov 1720	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [2, 4]
  Buried	27 Nov 1720	Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France   [2, 4, 5]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. Marie-Denise Sevestre,   c. 29 Oct 1632, Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, Paris, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 14 Dec 1700, Québec City, Québec, New France  (Age ~ 68 years) ▻ Antoine Martin dit Montpellier,  m. 18 Jun 1646 ;   Philippe Neveu,  m. 4 Aug 1659 + 2. Marguerite Sevestre,   b. About 1635, Paris, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 26 Nov 1720, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France  (Age ~ 85 years) ▻ Étienne de Lessard,  m. 8 Apr 1652   3. Ignace Sevestre dit Desrochers,   c. 12 Nov 1636, Québec City, Québec, Canada ,   d. 24 Jun 1661, Québec City, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 24 years)   4. Marie-Madeleine Sevestre,   c. 2 Jan 1639, Québec City, Québec, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1706, Québec City, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 67 years)   5. Jeanne Sevestre,   c. 29 Dec 1641, Québec City, Québec, Canada ,   d. 5 Jan 1648, Québec City, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 6 years)   6. Catherine Sevestre,   b. 25 Jul 1644, Québec City, Québec, Canada ,   d. 24 Jan 1670, Québec City, Québec, Canada  (Age 25 years)   7. Charles Sevestre,   c. 20 Nov 1646, Québec City, Québec, Canada ,   d. 5 Apr 1661, Montréal, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 14 years)
  Person ID	I10308	| Roy Line
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Sevestre,   b. 20 Nov 1607, Paris, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 8 Dec 1657, Québec City, Québec, Canada  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Marie Pichon,   b. Abt 1596, Paris, Île-de-France, France ,   d. 3 May 1661, Québec City, Québec, Canada  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	1627	Paris, Île-de-France, France
  Age at Marriage	Charles was est 19 years - Marie was est 31 years. (Were Married est 31 years).
  Family ID	F7212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Étienne de Lessard,   b. 1623, Chambois, Orne, Normandy, France ,   d. 20 Apr 1703, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France  (Age 80 years)
  Married	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	Marguerite was est 17 years - Étienne was est 29 years. (Were Married 51 years).
  Children	11 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
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F7210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: She was 31 in 1666.

  
  

• Event Map		Born - About 1635 - Paris, Île-de-France, France Married - 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 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 Legal - 26 Mar 1699 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Died - 26 Nov 1720 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France Buried - 27 Nov 1720 - Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, New France  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

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