Antoine LEVITRE

Born

28 January 1767 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 June 1855 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

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Antoine LEVITRE Reine FOURNIER

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Born: 28 January 1767 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine LEVITRE

Mother: Reine FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEVITRE , Marthe BOISSEL

Maternal grandparents: Louis FOURNIER , Angelique BOSSE

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Antoine married Catherine LETENDRE 19 February 1798 in Sorel, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine LETENDRE was born 8 January 1775 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre). Catherine died 7 May 1822 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Augustin LETENDRE and Therese FAFARD.

Antoine LEVITRE died 9 June 1855 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East.
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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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Antoine LEVITRE married

Catherine LETENDRE
Marriage date: 19 February 1798
Marriage place: Sorel, Lower Canada

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Catherine LETENDRE was the child of Augustin LETENDRE and Therese FAFARD

Children of Antoine LEVITRE and Catherine LETENDRE

Pierre LEVITRE

Born: 27 March 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada
Died: 14 July 1876, Saint-Simon, Bagot, Québec, Canada

Married: Felicite BROUSSEAU 6 November 1827 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Catherine LEVITRE

Born: 1 September 1813, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine QUÉVILLON (COUVILLON) 3 October 1836 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

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Birth — 1767
28 January 1767
Montmagny, 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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEVITRE and Catherine LETENDRE 19 February 1798, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 31 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVITRE was born 27 March 1802, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Antoine was 35 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Catherine LEVITRE was born 1 September 1813, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Antoine was 46 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

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine LETENDRE died 7 May 1822, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEVITRE married 6 November 1827, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Felicite BROUSSEAU

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Marriage of Child
Catherine LEVITRE married 3 October 1836, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Antoine QUÉVILLON (COUVILLON)

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

Death — 1855
9 June 1855
Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.

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