Jean-François LEVESQUE

Born

25 December 1739 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

8 August 1825 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-François LEVESQUE

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Born: 25 December 1739 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-François LEVESQUE

Father

Joseph LEVESQUE

Mother

Marie CÔTÉ

Grandparents of Jean-François LEVESQUE

Paternal grandparents

François-Robert LEVESQUE Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

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

Jean-François married Madeleine FORTIN 14 January 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine FORTIN was born 25 March 1744 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Madeleine died 16 February 1818 in Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Louis FORTIN and Marie-Françoise BLANCHET.

Jean-François LEVESQUE died 8 August 1825 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-François LEVESQUE

Jean-François LEVESQUE married

Madeleine FORTIN
Marriage date: 14 January 1765
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine FORTIN was the child of Louis FORTIN and Marie-Françoise BLANCHET

Marriage notes:

Notre-Dame-de-Liesse

Children of Jean-François LEVESQUE and Madeleine FORTIN

Charles LEVESQUE

Born: abt. 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise RICHARD 25 November 1811 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise-Françoise LEVESQUE

Born: 23 May 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 December 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER 17 August 1807 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Rosalie LEVESQUE

Born: 17 April 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 May 1818, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Paul-Pierre RICHARD 6 April 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1739
25 December 1739
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Jean-François LEVESQUE and Madeleine FORTIN 14 January 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 25 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)

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Françoise LEVESQUE was born 23 May 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 46 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Rosalie LEVESQUE was born 17 April 1788, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 48 years old.

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

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

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

1806 Marriage of Child
Rosalie LEVESQUE married 6 April 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Jean-Paul-Pierre RICHARD

1807 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise-Françoise LEVESQUE married 17 August 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Jean-Baptiste BOUCHER

1810 Death of Child
Marie-Louise-Françoise LEVESQUE died 19 December 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François was 71 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Charles LEVESQUE married 25 November 1811, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise RICHARD

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.

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine FORTIN died 16 February 1818, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

1818 Death of Child
Rosalie LEVESQUE died 28 May 1818, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-François was 78 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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

Death — 1825
8 August 1825
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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