Louis
LEVASSEUR
Born
27 December 1671
,
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Died
3 June 1748
,
St-Malo France
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Born: 27 December 1671 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
Father:
Louis LEVASSEUR
Mother:
Marguerite BELANGER
Maternal grandparents:
François BELANGER
, Marie GUYON (GUION)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Louis never married Marthe FRECHET abt. 1699 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marthe FRECHET was born 10 October 1676 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Canada, New France . Marthe died 20 April 1758 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Marthe was the child of Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) and Marie-Charlotte GODIN.
Louis married (2) Marie Anne LORANT dite DESMARAIS 6 January 1736 in Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie . Marie Anne LORANT dite DESMARAIS was born abt. 1716
Louis LEVASSEUR died 3 June 1748 in St-Malo France.
m. Lorant Marie-Anne
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: lieutenant général de l'Amirauté, écrivain
Spouse & Children of Louis LEVASSEUR
Louis LEVASSEUR never married 
Marthe FRECHET
Marriage date: abt. 1699
Marriage place:
Marthe FRECHET was the child of Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) and Marie-Charlotte GODIN
Marthe FRECHETMarriage date: abt. 1699
Marriage place:
Marthe FRECHET was the child of Pierre FRECHET (FRICHET) and Marie-Charlotte GODIN
Marriage notes:
The never married. They had a child out of wedlock.
Children of Louis LEVASSEUR and Marthe FRECHET
Louis LEVASSEUR married Marie Anne LORANT dite DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 6 January 1736
Marriage place: Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie
Marie Anne LORANT dite DESMARAISMarriage date: 6 January 1736
Marriage place: Louisbourg, Île Royale, Acadie
Children of Louis LEVASSEUR and Marie Anne LORANT dite DESMARAIS
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- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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LEVASSEUR, LOUIS, scrivener, lieutenant general of the admiralty court of Île Royale; b. 27 Dec. 1671 at L’ Ange-Gardien (Que.), son of Louis Levasseur and Marguerite Bélanger; m. 6 Jan. 1736 at Louisbourg, Île Royale (Cape Breton Island), Marie-Anne, daughter of Jean-François Lorant and Marie-Suzanne de La Bazanière, by whom he had three daughters; d. 3 June 1748 at Saint-Malo, France.
Born into the bourgeoisie, Louis Levasseur early served as secretary to Intendant Jean Bochart* de Champigny at Quebec. He later moved to Marseilles, France, where in 1695 he was appointed scrivener. At the request of the financial commissary Pierre-Auguste de Soubras* he came to Île Royale as scrivener in 1716; he was made responsible for daily accounts and stores and was appointed clerk to the financial commissary. His advancement at Louisbourg was in large part a result of the protection of Soubras and of his successor, Jacques-Ange Le Normant de Mézy, with whom Levasseur lodged in the
Born into the bourgeoisie, Louis Levasseur early served as secretary to Intendant Jean Bochart* de Champigny at Quebec. He later moved to Marseilles, France, where in 1695 he was appointed scrivener. At the request of the financial commissary Pierre-Auguste de Soubras* he came to Île Royale as scrivener in 1716; he was made responsible for daily accounts and stores and was appointed clerk to the financial commissary. His advancement at Louisbourg was in large part a result of the protection of Soubras and of his successor, Jacques-Ange Le Normant de Mézy, with whom Levasseur lodged in the
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Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Dictionary of Canadian Biography, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003
Birth — 167127 December 1671
L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France
1699 Birth of ChildJoseph LEVASSEUR was born 27 January 1699, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)
Louis was 27 years old.
1736 Marriage / PartnerLouis LEVASSEUR and Marie Anne LORANT dite DESMARAIS 6 January 1736, Louisbourg, Île Royale, Nova Scotia, Canada (Cape Breton Island)
He was 64 years old.
Death — 17483 June 1748
St-Malo France
He died at the age of 76.
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