John Lessor perhaps Jean Baptiste Lessard abt 1834 PQ
I am looking for the place of birth, death, and parents of John Lessor and Mary ??? his first wife.John Lessor was probably Jean Baptiste Lessard born about 1834 in Quebec Province.
John Lessor (b:abt 1834 in Canada) was married in Canada to a Mary (One record says Varney but I think this is doubtful).He has at least two daughters by this marriage Mary C. (b: abt 1858 probably in PQ) and Adele Ida (b: 2 or 8 Feb 1860 in PQ, Canada).It is believed that John's wife Mary dies by the early 1870's.
By the 1880 US Census for Brewer, Maine John is now living with his second wife Salena (b:1855 in Canada) and has 3 more children; Mary E.(b: 1874), Joseph (b:1875), and James E. (b:1876)By that time Adele is 20 and working as a servant in the Peter Pooler household in Brewer.Mary was married 30 Jul 1875 to Thomas Verow in Brewer.
Adele Lessor marries Joseph "Frank" Legassie 26 Feb 1881.The family moves to Richmond, Maine (1900 Census) and then to Lewiston where Joseph dies in 1903.They have 15 children.Adele relocates to Brewer about 1907 and dies in Brewer in 1918.The 1880, 1900, and 1910 Census record her being born in PQ as do the marriage records of her children.
Thomas Verow and Mary Lessor have 11 children.It is believed that Mary dies about 1932 or 1933 in Brewer, Maine.The various marriage records of her children state that Mary was born in Canada, Maine, Lewiston, Waterville, and Skowhegan.
John Lessor and his second family just seem to disappear after the 1880 Census.Perhaps they went back to Quebec, perhaps to another state.Perhaps they "Americanized" their surname.Any assistance would be appreciated.
Tim King