René
LEVESQUE
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Born: 17 June 1750 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
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René married Marie-Françoise MORNEAU 15 January 1776 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise MORNEAU was born 16 November 1752 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Françoise died 22 June 1803 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Françoise was the child of Jean-François MORNEAU and Marie-Reine PELLETIER.
René LEVESQUE died 11 July 1825 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of René LEVESQUE
Marie-Françoise MORNEAUMarriage date: 15 January 1776
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Françoise MORNEAU was the child of Jean-François MORNEAU and Marie-Reine PELLETIER
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Birth — 175017 June 1750
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.
1776 Marriage / PartnerRené LEVESQUE and Marie-Françoise MORNEAU 15 January 1776, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)
He was 25 years old.
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
1803 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Françoise MORNEAU died 22 June 1803, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
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 EnglandDeath — 182511 July 1825
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.
Record added: 8/15/2022 2:58:39 PM
Last updated: 8/15/2022 2:59:05 PM
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