Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU)

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12 October 1742 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

30 March 1808 , La-Pérade, Lower Canada

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Claude DEVEAU Madeleine GENDRON

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Born: 12 October 1742 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Claude DEVEAU

Mother: Madeleine GENDRON

Maternal grandparents: Antoine GENDRON , Marie-Charlotte LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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Marie-Josephte married Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ 14 January 1765 in La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ was born 14 March 1743 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joseph died 5 May 1815 in La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade). Joseph was the child of Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPRÉ and Madeleine ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU).

Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU) died 30 March 1808 in La-Pérade, 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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Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU) married

Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ was the child of Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPRÉ and Madeleine ROCHEREAU (ROCHELEAU)

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Josephte LEVESQUE

Born: 18 October 1765, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 July 1846, La-Pérade, Canada East

Married: Alexis LEDUC 16 January 1792 Place: La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

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Birth — 1742
12 October 1742
La-Pérade, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte DEVEAU (DE VAU) and Joseph LEVESQUE dit ROMPREZ 14 January 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

She was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Josephte LEVESQUE was born 18 October 1765, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Marie-Josephte was 23 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.