Pierre LEVESQUE

Born

1 May 1744 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

15 November 1795 , La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre LEVESQUE

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Born: 1 May 1744 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre LEVESQUE

Father

François-Robert LEVESQUE

Mother

Marie-Angélique BERUBE

Grandparents of Pierre LEVESQUE

Paternal grandparents

François-Robert LEVESQUE Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

Maternal grandparents

Mathurin BERUBE Angelique MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES

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

Pierre married Marie-Reine MORIN 15 January 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Reine MORIN was born 1 June 1750 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada, New France. Marie-Reine died 16 March 1814 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . Marie-Reine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Barbe-Félicité PELLETIER.

Pierre LEVESQUE died 15 November 1795 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre LEVESQUE

Pierre LEVESQUE married

Marie-Reine MORIN
Marriage date: 15 January 1770
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine MORIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MORIN and Barbe-Félicité PELLETIER

Children of Pierre LEVESQUE and Marie-Reine MORIN

Victoire LEVESQUE

Born: 16 November 1775, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph DUBE 15 April 1799 Place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada

Isidore LEVESQUE

Born: 8 April 1782, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 November 1853, Les Éboulements, Canada East

Married: Emerentienne GIRARD 1 August 1809 Place: Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

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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 — 1744
1 May 1744
La Pocatière, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEVESQUE and Marie-Reine MORIN 15 January 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 25 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Victoire LEVESQUE was born 16 November 1775, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre was 31 years old.

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.