Jean-Bernardin Lesage

     Jean-Bernardin was born in 1657 in Santa Maria, Racconig, Turin, Piemont, Italy. He was the son of Jean-Martin Lesage & Catherine Bretel. Jean-Bernardin married Marie-Barbe Sylvestre, daughter of Nicolas Sylvestre and Barbe Neveu, on 8 January 1686 in Neuville, Portneuf County, Quebec, Canada, at St-Francois-de-Sales Church, Pointe-Aux-Tremples.¹ Jean-Bernardin & Marie-Barbe had children: Marie-Francoise [1/29/1690-1/12/1761][m. 1/26/1712 Jean-Paul Daveluy], Nicolas [5/15/1692][m. 2/12/1714 Marie-Francoise Paris & 2nd 1/08/1759 Therese Lamothe], Marie-Louise [1/01/1694-1/31/1757][m. 9/14/1716 Jean Soulieres], Marie Catherine [5/19/1696-2/20/1710], Jean-Baptiste [11/02/1698-died young], Joseph Etienne [11/18/1700-3/04/1703], Jean-Baptiste [2/26/1702-12/17/1762][m. 1/07/1721 Marguerite Barrette & m. 2nd 1/__/1726 Marie-Madeleine Allard], Francois Desales [3/24/1704-6/20/1705], Marie-Scolastique [6/15/1706][m. 7/24/1724 Pierre Pichet], Jean-Baptiste [7/18/1708-3/19/1782][m. 7/11/1729 Marie-Madeleine Baugie & 2nd 5/08/1730 Marie-Jeanne Lamothe & 3rd 2/25/1734 Marie Therese Gaudry], Marie Catherine [9/10/1711-10/14/1711] & Charles Jean Baptiste [7/10/1713-12/07/1714].² Jean-Bernardin departed this life on Saturday, 13 April 1748 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, at age 91 years. He was buried there in the churchyard of L'Assomption on Monday, 15 April 1748.³