Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE

Born

6 July 1753 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

18 March 1802 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE

Explore parents, grandparents, spouses, children, and the family connections surrounding Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE.

Parents

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE Geneviève CÔTÉ

Grandparents

Explore grandparents

Spouse & Children

View family relationships1 recorded relationship(s)

Family Tree

Open family tree View pedigree chart

Born: 6 July 1753 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

Mother: Geneviève CÔTÉ

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ , Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

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

Prosper-Prisque married Marie-Anne LEVESQUE 23 February 1778 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne LEVESQUE was born 17 April 1754 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Anne died 23 November 1831 in Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Québec, Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Louis LEVESQUE and Marie-Angelique DUBE.

Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE died 18 March 1802 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Prosper-Prisque appear below.

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE

Hide Family & Children

Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE married

Marie-Anne LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 23 February 1778
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne LEVESQUE was the child of Louis LEVESQUE and Marie-Angelique DUBE

Children of Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne LEVESQUE

Prosper LEVESQUE

Born: 3 February 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 January 1848, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Canada East

Married: Madeleine BERUBE 28 October 1805 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE.

Hide Life & Records

How to read this timeline
Records about Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Birth — 1753
6 July 1753
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE and Marie-Anne LEVESQUE 23 February 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Prosper LEVESQUE was born 3 February 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Prosper-Prisque was 25 years old.