Josephte LEVESQUE

Born

8 April 1766 , La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 December 1840 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Francois LEVESQUE Marie-Josephte OUELLET

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Born: 8 April 1766 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Francois LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Paternal grandparents: François-Robert LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique BERUBE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Francois OUELLET , Marie-Françoise SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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Josephte married Joseph BOUCHARD 26 November 1792 in La Pocatière, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BOUCHARD was born 21 August 1768 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Joseph was the child of Jean-François BOUCHARD and Genevieve PELLETIER.

Josephte LEVESQUE died 26 December 1840 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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Joseph BOUCHARD
Marriage date: 26 November 1792
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Lower Canada
Joseph BOUCHARD was the child of Jean-François BOUCHARD and Genevieve PELLETIER

Children of Joseph BOUCHARD and Josephte LEVESQUE

Emilie BOUCHARD

Born: 26 October 1800, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Died: 19 June 1862, St-Denis, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada

Married: Vincent DUMAIS 18 February 1822 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1766
8 April 1766
La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Josephte LEVESQUE and Joseph BOUCHARD 26 November 1792, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 26 years old.

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

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

1800 Birth of Child
Emilie BOUCHARD was born 26 October 1800, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England