Marie LÉVESQUE

Born

22 August 1777 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 October 1824 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Age: 48

Marie married Joseph OUELLET 15 January 1798 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph OUELLET was born 23 January 1772 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph died 14 December 1836 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of André OUELLET and Marie-Louise GAGNON .

Parents & Family of Marie LÉVESQUE

Parents of Marie LÉVESQUE

Father

Benoit LEVESQUE

Mother

Marie BRUN

Grandparents of Marie LÉVESQUE

Paternal grandparents

Joseph LEVESQUE Marie CÔTÉ

Maternal grandparents

Ambroise BRUN Marie BERGERON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie LÉVESQUE

Marie LÉVESQUE married

Joseph OUELLET
Marriage date: 15 January 1798
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Joseph OUELLET was the child of André OUELLET and Marie-Louise GAGNON

Children of Joseph OUELLET and Marie LÉVESQUE

André OUELLET

Born: 6 August 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 10 March 1884, St-Pacôme, Canada

Married: Apolline LEVESQUE 23 February 1824 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Benoit OUELLET

Born: 20 May 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 9 December 1881, St-Pacome, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie THERIAULT (TERRIAULT) 10 November 1829 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Etienne OUELLET

Born: abt. 1813, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died: 13 March 1886, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada

Married: Marcelline LEVESQUE 27 October 1835 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1777
22 August 1777
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Marie LÉVESQUE and Joseph OUELLET 15 January 1798, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 20 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
André OUELLET was born 6 August 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie was 24 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Benoit OUELLET was born 20 May 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie was 31 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