Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE

(b. 23 February 1707 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 28 April 1792 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE was born 23 February 1707 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE was the child of François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Charlotte AUBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert LEVESQUE and Jeanne CHEVALIER (maternal) Felix AUBERT and Claire-Françoise THIBAULT

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

Marie-Ursule married Pierre PLOURDE 20 January 1728 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Pierre PLOURDE was born 5 August 1701 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Pierre died 28 September 1771 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Pierre was the child of René PLOURDE and Jeanne-Marguerite BERUBE.

Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE died 28 April 1792 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Family and Children of Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE

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Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE married

Pierre PLOURDE-- Date: 20 January 1728 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Pierre PLOURDE was the child of René PLOURDE and Jeanne-Marguerite BERUBE

Children of Pierre PLOURDE and Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE:

Ursule PLOURDE (b.abt. 1730, , Québec Province, Canada d. 17 December 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-François MORAIS 30 January 1758 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-François PLOURDE (b.27 September 1733, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 13 May 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louise-Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU 14 February 1757 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Genevieve PLOURDE (b.19 July 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 9 July 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne HUDON dit BEAULIEU 30 January 1758 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Catherine PLOURDE (b.1 April 1737, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1804, La Pocatière, Lower Canada )
m. Sebastien OUELLET 14 January 1755 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-François PLOURDE (b.16 June 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 27 November 1802, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique PELLETIER 18 January 1762 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Jean-Baptiste PLOURDE (b.5 June 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1827, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne HUDON dite BEAULIEU 11 February 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Josephe PLOURDE (b.1 April 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 18 September 1817, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS 24 January 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Louise PLOURDE (b.8 August 1747, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1800, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin DIONNE 12 February 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Charlotte PLOURDE (b.9 July 1749, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON 9 January 1769 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1707 Birth
23 February 1707
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Ursule LÉVESQUE and Pierre PLOURDE 20 January 1728, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 20 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Pierre-François PLOURDE was born 27 September 1733, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 26 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Genevieve PLOURDE was born 19 July 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 28 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PLOURDE was born 1 April 1737, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 30 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Joseph-François PLOURDE was born 16 June 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 32 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLOURDE was born 5 June 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE was born 1 April 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 37 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PLOURDE was born 8 August 1747, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 40 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE was born 9 July 1749, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 42 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine PLOURDE married 14 January 1755, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Sebastien OUELLET

1757 Marriage of Child
Pierre-François PLOURDE married 14 February 1757, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Louise-Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1758 Marriage of Child
Genevieve PLOURDE married 30 January 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Etienne HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1758 Marriage of Child
Ursule PLOURDE married 30 January 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-François MORAIS

1762 Marriage of Child
Joseph-François PLOURDE married 18 January 1762 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Angélique PELLETIER

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE married 24 January 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexandre ROY dit DESJARDINS

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste PLOURDE married 11 February 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Anne HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1765 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PLOURDE married 12 February 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Augustin DIONNE

1769 Marriage of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE married 9 January 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexis-Barthelemy GAGNON

1771 Death of Child
Charlotte PLOURDE died 27 April 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 64 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre PLOURDE died 28 September 1771, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1772 Death of Child
Pierre-François PLOURDE died 13 May 1772, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Ursule was 65 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.