Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE

Born

30 October 1749 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

30 May 1801 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE

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Born: 30 October 1749 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE

Paternal grandparents: François-Robert LEVESQUE , Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

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Joseph-Toussaint married Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU was born 4 February 1752 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Madeleine died 29 March 1840 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Catherine DUBE.

Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE died 30 May 1801 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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Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE married

Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU was the child of Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU and Marie-Catherine DUBE

Children of Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Germain LEVESQUE

Born: 29 July 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 January 1833, Rimouski, Lower Canada

Married: Victoire PARADIS 31 January 1803 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE

Born: 31 July 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1869, Québec, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste GAGNON 27 January 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1749
30 October 1749
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE and Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 27 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Germain LEVESQUE was born 29 July 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Toussaint was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEVESQUE was born 31 July 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Toussaint was 37 years old.

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

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

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