Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE

Born

25 February 1759 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

23 April 1837 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Louis-Charles LEVESQUE Marie-Josephte AUTIN

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Born: 25 February 1759 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Louis-Charles LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie-Josephte AUTIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Maternal grandparents: Joseph AUTIN , Félicité MIVILLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Modeste married Augustin BARD 10 January 1780 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Augustin BARD was born 2 February 1757 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Augustin died 3 September 1816 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Augustin was the child of Joseph-Marie BARDE (BARD) and Marie-Judith DUBE.

Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE died 23 April 1837 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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE

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Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE married

Augustin BARD
Marriage date: 10 January 1780
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Augustin BARD was the child of Joseph-Marie BARDE (BARD) and Marie-Judith DUBE

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Children of Augustin BARD and Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE

Marie-Constance BARD

Born: 23 September 1780, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 January 1839, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Genevieve BARD

Born: 31 January 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie BARD

Born: 19 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 April 1858, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Joseph MARTIN 24 October 1803 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Basile BARD

Born: 24 January 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 January 1850, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Marie-Anne BARD

Born: 25 October 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph-Marie BARD

Born: 3 May 1789, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Paul BARD

Born: 15 July 1791, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Fabien BARD

Born: 23 February 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 19 January 1869, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Veronique LAVOIE 11 January 1813 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Remi BARD

Born: 15 September 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Julie BARD

Born: 1 January 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Honore BARD

Born: 16 October 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Henri BARD

Born: 15 September 1798, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Adelaide BARD

Born: abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 January 1884, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1759
25 February 1759
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Modeste LEVESQUE and Augustin BARD 10 January 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 20 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Marie-Constance BARD was born 23 September 1780, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Modeste was 21 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Marie-Genevieve BARD was born 31 January 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 22 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie BARD was born 19 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 25 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Basile BARD was born 24 January 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 26 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BARD was born 25 October 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 28 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BARD was born 3 May 1789, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 30 years old.

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

1791 Birth of Child
Paul BARD was born 15 July 1791, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 32 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Fabien BARD was born 23 February 1793, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 34 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie BARD was born 1 January 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 35 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Remi BARD was born 15 September 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 36 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Jean-Honore BARD was born 16 October 1796, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 37 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Henri BARD was born 15 September 1798, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Modeste was 39 years old.

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

1803 Marriage of Child
Marie BARD married 24 October 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Joseph MARTIN

1813 Marriage of Child
Fabien BARD married 11 January 1813, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Veronique LAVOIE