Benoit LEVESQUE

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13 December 1752 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

4 May 1838 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Joseph LEVESQUE Marie CÔTÉ

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Born: 13 December 1752 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie CÔTÉ

Paternal grandparents: François-Robert LEVESQUE , Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ , Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

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Benoit married Marie BRUN 15 January 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie BRUN was born abt. 1753 Marie died 18 April 1811 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie was the child of Ambroise BRUN and Marie BERGERON.

Benoit LEVESQUE died 4 May 1838 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Benoit LEVESQUE married

Marie BRUN
Marriage date: 15 January 1776
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie BRUN was the child of Ambroise BRUN and Marie BERGERON

Children of Benoit LEVESQUE and Marie BRUN

Marie LÉVESQUE

Born: 22 August 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 October 1824, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph OUELLET 15 January 1798 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit LEVESQUE

Born: 17 September 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 July 1854, St-Pacôme, Canada

Married: Angélique LEVESQUE 25 August 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Julie LÉVESQUE

Born: 14 October 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT 10 April 1809 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1752
13 December 1752
Rivière-Ouelle, 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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Benoit LEVESQUE and Marie BRUN 15 January 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 23 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Marie LÉVESQUE was born 22 August 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit was 24 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Benoit LEVESQUE was born 17 September 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Julie LÉVESQUE was born 14 October 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit was 34 years old.

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Marie LÉVESQUE married 15 January 1798, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph OUELLET

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Benoit LEVESQUE married 25 August 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Angélique LEVESQUE

1809 Marriage of Child
Julie LÉVESQUE married 10 April 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph ST-PIERRE dit DESSAINT