Pierre LEVASSEUR

Born

2 January 1679 , Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Died

26 October 1738 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Age: 66

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Laurent LEVASSEUR Marie MARCHAND

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Born: 2 January 1679 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Father: Laurent LEVASSEUR

Mother: Marie MARCHAND

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Pierre married Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD 8 May 1703 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD was born 10 November 1685 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Elisabeth died 28 July 1766 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN).

Pierre LEVASSEUR died 26 October 1738 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France .
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Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD
Marriage date: 8 May 1703
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD was the child of Pierre MICHAUD and Marie-Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

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Children of Pierre LEVASSEUR and Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD

Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Born: 22 August 1704 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) 1725 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

Born: 16 May 1706 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 4 August 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE) 17 November 1727 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Geneviève LEVASSEUR

Born: 12 May 1708, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 3 February 1801, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT 16 April 1733 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Rose LEVASSEUR

Born: 22 May 1711 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 11 December 1756, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Michel GUÉRET dit DUMONT 7 November 1735 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1712, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 9 December 1791, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS 7 November 1735 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1713, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1793, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: André-Mathurin OUELLET 28 May 1733 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Jean-Baptiste NADEAU 12 January 1767 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste-Antoine LEVASSEUR

Born: 19 July 1717, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1775, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1719, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: September 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine ALBERT 15 February 1742 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Marie-Joseph POITEVIN 15 June 1767 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Timothee LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 25 July 1816, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Claire NADEAU 17 January 1750 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Claude LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Nicolas CÔTÉ 10 April 1741 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Elisabeth LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 February 1752, Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Married: Alexandre PARADIS 29 July 1743 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Louise LEVASSEUR

Born: 13 November 1729, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1809, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph SIROIS 17 April 1753 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1679
2 January 1679
Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

1679 Baptism
'Pierre, born 2 January 1679 at Lauzon and baptized six days later at Quebec...'
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1681 Canadian Census Seigneurie de Lauzon
Laurent Levasseur, 32
Marie Marchand, sa femme, 30
enfants:
Marie, 11
Claude, 10
Laurent, 7
Genevieve, 5
Pierre, 3
Angelique, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1703 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEVASSEUR and Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD 8 May 1703, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

Pierre LEVASSEUR - 1703 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle, QC, Canada

1703 Marriage Notre-Dame-de-Liesse, Riviere-Ouelle, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1704 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR was born 22 August 1704 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR was born 16 May 1706 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEVASSEUR was born 12 May 1708, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 29 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose LEVASSEUR was born 22 May 1711 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Antoine LEVASSEUR was born 19 July 1717, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Pierre was 38 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR married 17 November 1727, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Alexis-Zacharie HAYOT (AYOTTE)

1729 Birth of Child
Louise LEVASSEUR was born 13 November 1729, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre was 50 years old.

1733 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LEVASSEUR married 16 April 1733, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jacques GUÉRET dit DUMONT

1733 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEVASSEUR married 28 May 1733, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to André-Mathurin OUELLET

1735 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose LEVASSEUR married 7 November 1735, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Michel GUÉRET dit DUMONT

1735 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEVASSEUR married 7 November 1735, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Geneviève RAYMOND dite PHOCAS