Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE

(b. 24 November 1743 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1804 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE was born 24 November 1743 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE and Marie-Catherine GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LÉVEILLÉ and Jeanne GIRARD (maternal) Charles GODIN and Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE

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Marie-Josephe married Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE 16 January 1769 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE was born 16 February 1744 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Thierry died 14 August 1815 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation). Thierry was the child of Charles ROGNON and Angelique MATHIEU.

Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE died 22 December 1804 in L'Ancienne Lorette, 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-Josephe LEVEILLE married

Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE-- Date: 16 January 1769 Place: Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada
Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE was the child of Charles ROGNON and Angelique MATHIEU

Children of Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE and Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE:

Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE (b.28 March 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 31 May 1827, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève HAMEL 15 April 1793 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation)

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1743 Birth
24 November 1743
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE and Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE 16 January 1769, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

She was 25 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE was born 28 March 1770, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Josephe was 26 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.

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE married 15 April 1793, L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation) to Geneviève HAMEL

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