Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

Born

11 May 1695 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

20 December 1776 , Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN 20 October 1722 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN was born 21 July 1698 in Québec, Canada, New France . Madeleine-Charlotte died 1 January 1743 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Madeleine-Charlotte was the child of Guillaume JOURDAIN and Jeanne CONSTANTIN .

Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine MARCHAND 6 August 1748 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France .
Madeleine MARCHAND was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada. Madeleine died 25 September 1782 in Boucherville, Province of Québec, Canada . Madeleine was the child of Louis MARCHAND and Marie-Jeanne-Therese BOURASSA .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

Father

Laurent LEVASSEUR

Mother

Marie MARCHAND

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR

Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR married

Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN
Marriage date: 20 October 1722
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN was the child of Guillaume JOURDAIN and Jeanne CONSTANTIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR and Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN

Laurent LEVASSEUR

Born: 11 May 1725, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1790, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie PARENT 1 August 1752 Place: , Québec Province, Canada

Charlotte LEVASSEUR

Born: 22 September 1730, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 27 December 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France

Catherine LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph GELY (GELLY) 4 February 1771 Place: Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR married

Madeleine MARCHAND
Marriage date: 6 August 1748
Marriage place: Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Madeleine MARCHAND was the child of Louis MARCHAND and Marie-Jeanne-Therese BOURASSA

Marriage notes:

St-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévis

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR and Madeleine MARCHAND

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1695
11 May 1695
Québec, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR and Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN 20 October 1722, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 27 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Laurent LEVASSEUR was born 11 May 1725, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Charlotte LEVASSEUR was born 22 September 1730, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine-Charlotte JOURDAIN died 1 January 1743, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

1748 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVASSEUR and Madeleine MARCHAND 6 August 1748, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

He was 53 years old.

1751 Death of Child
Charlotte LEVASSEUR died 27 December 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Jean-Baptiste was 56 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Laurent LEVASSEUR married 1 August 1752, , Québec Province, Canada to Marie PARENT

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.

1771 Marriage of Child
Catherine LEVASSEUR married 4 February 1771, Lauzon, Lévis, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph GELY (GELLY)

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.