Joseph LEVITRE

(b. 25 May 1707 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 December 1774 , Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LEVITRE was born 25 May 1707 in Québec, Canada, New France

Joseph LEVITRE was the child of Guillaume LEVITRE and Geneviève LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean LANGLOIS and Marie-Françoise-Charlotte BELANGER

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

Joseph married Marie-Anne POITEVIN 12 November 1731 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Anne POITEVIN was born 24 December 1711 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marie-Anne was the child of François POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine L'HOMME.

Joseph LEVITRE died 4 December 1774 in Québec, Province of Québec, 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 Joseph LEVITRE

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Joseph LEVITRE married

Marie-Anne POITEVIN-- Date: 12 November 1731 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

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Marie-Anne POITEVIN was the child of François POITEVIN and Marie-Madeleine L'HOMME

Children of Joseph LEVITRE and Marie-Anne POITEVIN:

Joseph LEVITRE (b.5 January 1733, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Reine LAMOUREUX 23 February 1756 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Marie-Marguerite LEVITRE (b.4 November 1744, Québec, Canada, New France d. 8 November 1796, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Gabriel ROY dit POITEVIN 25 October 1775 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

Louise-Marie-Anne LEVITRE (b.15 May 1754, Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1828, Saint-Ours, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph THIBAULT 27 April 1772 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

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1707 Birth
25 May 1707
Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1731 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEVITRE and Marie-Anne POITEVIN 12 November 1731, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 24 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph LEVITRE was born 5 January 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEVITRE was born 4 November 1744, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 37 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Louise-Marie-Anne LEVITRE was born 15 May 1754, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 47 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEVITRE married 23 February 1756, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Reine LAMOUREUX

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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Louise-Marie-Anne LEVITRE married 27 April 1772, Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Joseph THIBAULT