Charles LEVASSEUR

Born

18 January 1772 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

abt. 1830 , L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Charles married Marie-Anne LAPLANTE 24 September 1792 in L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LAPLANTE was born August 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada .

Parents & Family of Charles LEVASSEUR

Parents of Charles LEVASSEUR

Father

Joseph LEVASSEUR

Mother

Marie Josephte GRANDMAISON

Grandparents of Charles LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents

Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR Marie-Madeleine ALBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste THERIAULT dit GRANDMAISON Marguerite THIBODEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Charles LEVASSEUR

Charles LEVASSEUR married

Marie-Anne LAPLANTE
Marriage date: 24 September 1792
Marriage place: L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada

Children of Charles LEVASSEUR and Marie-Anne LAPLANTE

Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Born: 24 October 1812, Québec, Lower Canada
Died: 18 May 1885, Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Edouard LAVOIE 23 November 1830 Place: Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

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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 — 1772
18 January 1772
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Charles LEVASSEUR and Marie-Anne LAPLANTE 24 September 1792, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

He was 20 years old.

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

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

1812 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEVASSEUR was born 24 October 1812, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Charles was 40 years old.

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