Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Born

4 January 1776 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 November 1861 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

Marie-Madeleine married Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE 26 September 1791 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE was born abt. 1763 in Québec Province, Canada. Laurent died 27 February 1830 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Laurent was the child of Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY .

Parents & Family of Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Parents of Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Father

Francois LEVASSEUR

Mother

Charlotte GAILLOUX

Grandparents of Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents

Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GAILLOUX (GAILLOU) Marie-Genevieve ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR married

Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE
Marriage date: 26 September 1791
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE was the child of Gabriel DAVID dit LACOURSE and Josephte-Ursule DESHAIES dite TOURIGNY

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE and Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Marie LACOURSE

Born: 20 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste CORMIER 24 January 1815 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Angele LACOURSE

Born: 13 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 2 May 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Laurent LACOURSE

Born: 29 July 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 28 February 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Louise LACOURSE

Born: 23 December 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite DAVID

Born: 18 March 1800, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: 5 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE

Born: 28 March 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 23 December 1897, Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada

Marguerite LACOURSE dite DAVID

Born: 13 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Julia LACOURSE

Born: 14 July 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 7 May 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Moise LACOURSE

Born: 5 November 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie LACOURSE

Born: 19 January 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 22 January 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Emilie LACOURSE

Born: 24 August 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 3 March 1906, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Zoe LACOURSE

Born: 13 March 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1776
4 January 1776
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine LEVASSEUR and Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE 26 September 1791, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 15 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Marie LACOURSE was born 20 November 1792, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 16 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Angele LACOURSE was born 13 April 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 19 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Laurent LACOURSE was born 29 July 1796, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 20 years old.

1797 Death of Child
Laurent LACOURSE died 28 February 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Louise LACOURSE was born 23 December 1797, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 21 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite DAVID was born 18 March 1800, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Madeleine was 24 years old.

1801 Death of Child
Marguerite DAVID died 5 June 1801, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Joseph DAVID dit LACOURSE was born 28 March 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 27 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACOURSE dite DAVID was born 13 March 1805, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Julia LACOURSE was born 14 July 1807, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 31 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Moise LACOURSE was born 5 November 1809, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 33 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Julia LACOURSE died 7 May 1811, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 35 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie LACOURSE was born 19 January 1812, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 36 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Emilie LACOURSE was born 24 August 1813, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 37 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Marie LACOURSE married 24 January 1815 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste CORMIER

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

1820 Birth of Child
Zoe LACOURSE was born 13 March 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Madeleine was 44 years old.

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)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Death of Spouse/Partner
Laurent DAVID dit LACOURSE died 27 February 1830, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)