Marie-Catherine LEVITRE

(b. 13 May 1770 , Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1812 , Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Catherine LEVITRE was born 13 May 1770 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine LEVITRE was the child of François-Xavier LEVITRE and Marie-Catherine ANGERS dite LEFEBVRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois LEVITRE and Marie-Geneviève MARTIN dite JOLICOEUR (maternal) Louis-Joseph LEFEBVRE dit ANGERS and Louise-Blanche DELISLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Catherine married Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 16 July 1786 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was born 4 June 1765 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Louis died abt. 1826 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louis was the child of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Genevieve BRISSON.

Marie-Catherine LEVITRE died abt. 1812 in Neuville, Portneuf, 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-Catherine LEVITRE married

Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE-- Date: 16 July 1786 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE was the child of Luc-Antoine RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Genevieve BRISSON

Children of Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE and Marie-Catherine LEVITRE:

Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE (b.29 April 1791, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François THIFFAULT 15 February 1808 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

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1770 Birth
13 May 1770
Donnacona, 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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine LEVITRE and Louis RIVARD dit LACOURSIÈRE 16 July 1786, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

She was 16 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Birth of Child
Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE was born 29 April 1791, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Catherine was 20 years old.

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

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

1808 Marriage of Child
Julie RIVARD dite LACOURSIÈRE married 15 February 1808, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to François THIFFAULT

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