flag female ancestor  Marie-Josephe  DESHAIES

  (b. 5 October 1774 Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 10 June 1865 Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East )  

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Marie-Josephe DESHAIES was born 5 October 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR   and   Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) dit ST-CYR and Marguerite-Agathe LEFEBVRE dite BELISLE (maternal)  Jean-Francois BILLY dit COURVILLE and Madeleine PERROT (PERRAULT) dite TURBAL

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Marie-Josephe  married  Modeste LEVASSEUR 20 July 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Modeste LEVASSEUR  was born 9 November 1773 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Modeste died 26 January 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly).  Modeste was the child of Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE.

Marie-Josephe DESHAIES died 10 June 1865 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Marie-Josephe DESHAIES married flag male ancestor Modeste LEVASSEUR-- Date: 20 July 1795 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Modeste LEVASSEUR was the child of Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE




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birth1774 Birth
5 October 1774
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DESHAIES and Modeste LEVASSEUR 20 July 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

She was 20 years old.
1803 Birth of Child
Louise VASSEUR was born 8 January 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
marriage1820 Marriage of Child
Louise VASSEUR married 14 February 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean DOUCET
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Modeste LEVASSEUR died 26 January 1840, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1865 Death
10 June 1865
Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada East

She died at the age of 90.
Added: 1/3/2022 2:17:28 PM - Updated: 1/3/2022 2:19:00 PM

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