Francois LEVASSEUR

(b. 22 June 1747 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 15 April 1827 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

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Francois LEVASSEUR was born 22 June 1747 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Francois LEVASSEUR was the child of Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE) (maternal) Pierre COUTURIER dit LABONTÉ and Gertrude MAUGRAS

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Francois married Charlotte GAILLOUX 16 January 1775 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Charlotte GAILLOUX was born 7 February 1760 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Charlotte died 28 May 1836 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Charlotte was the child of Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX.

Francois LEVASSEUR died 15 April 1827 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Francois LEVASSEUR married

Charlotte GAILLOUX-- Date: 16 January 1775 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Charlotte GAILLOUX was the child of Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) and Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

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Children of Francois LEVASSEUR and Charlotte GAILLOUX:

Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR (b.4 January 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 November 1861, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE 26 September 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Charles LEVASSEUR (b.15 June 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 October 1853, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )

Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR (b.27 December 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 December 1856, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Joseph-Isidore MASSE 29 September 1800 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR (b.2 October 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 February 1831, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Francois-Xavier LEVASSEUR (b.24 February 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR (b.26 August 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 June 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada )

Marie-Angele LEVASSEUR (b.8 March 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph LEVASSEUR (b.29 November 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR (b.7 September 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 June 1857, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Etienne SEVIGNY 28 October 1806 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Pelagie LEVASSEUR (b.1 October 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 10 January 1876, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Julie LEVASSEUR (b.25 October 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. , )

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1747 Birth
22 June 1747
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Francois LEVASSEUR and Charlotte GAILLOUX 16 January 1775, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 27 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was born 4 January 1776, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 28 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie-Charles LEVASSEUR was born 15 June 1777, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 30 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR was born 27 December 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 31 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEVASSEUR was born 2 October 1780, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 33 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Francois-Xavier LEVASSEUR was born 24 February 1782, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 34 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR was born 26 August 1783, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 36 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele LEVASSEUR was born 8 March 1785, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 37 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Joseph LEVASSEUR was born 29 November 1786, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 39 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR was born 7 September 1788, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 41 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR married 26 September 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Pelagie LEVASSEUR was born 1 October 1793, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 46 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie LEVASSEUR was born 25 October 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Francois was 48 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Genevieve LEVASSEUR married 29 September 1800, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Joseph-Isidore MASSE

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR married 28 October 1806 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Etienne SEVIGNY

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)