Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

(b. 9 April 1710 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1784 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was born 9 April 1710 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was the child of Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert LEVESQUE and Jeanne CHEVALIER (maternal) Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Marie MAHEU

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Jean-Baptiste married Geneviève CÔTÉ 13 February 1736 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children. Geneviève CÔTÉ was born abt. 1717 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 5 March 1759 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Françoise-Charlotte CHORET.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Josephte BOIS 26 April 1762 in La Pocatière, Canada . Josephte BOIS was born 7 April 1733 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Josephte died 14 February 1763 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Josephte was the child of Jacques BOIS and Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ.

Jean-Baptiste married (3) Angélique MIVILLE 7 January 1764 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children. Angélique MIVILLE was born 21 October 1737 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angélique died 19 December 1811 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Angélique was the child of Pierre-François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie PARADIS.

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE died 4 May 1784 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

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Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married

Geneviève CÔTÉ-- Date: 13 February 1736 Place: Rimouski, Canada, New France
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Geneviève CÔTÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Geneviève CÔTÉ:

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE (b.19 November 1737, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1818, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine DUBE 3 May 1762 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre LEVESQUE (b.28 September 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1808, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Josephe THÉRIAULT 11 February 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Catherine LEVESQUE (b.24 June 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 28 March 1827, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Zacharie DUBE 21 November 1768 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

André-Joachim LEVESQUE (b.28 November 1748, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Genevieve MICHAUD 17 January 1783 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

René LEVESQUE (b.17 June 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 11 July 1825, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Françoise MORNEAU 15 January 1776 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Antoine LEVESQUE (b.11 February 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1830, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine GAGNON 7 February 1774 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE (b.6 July 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 18 March 1802, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Anne LEVESQUE 23 February 1778 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married

Josephte BOIS-- Date: 26 April 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Canada
Josephte BOIS was the child of Jacques BOIS and Marie-Angélique MIGNIER dite LAGACÉ

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Josephte BOIS:

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married

Angélique MIVILLE-- Date: 7 January 1764 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Angélique MIVILLE was the child of Pierre-François MIVILLE dit DESCHÊNES and Marie PARADIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Angélique MIVILLE:

Louis-Marie LEVESQUE (b.17 January 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 June 1850, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada )
m. Brigitte MARQUIS 15 July 1794 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Germain LEVESQUE (b.9 March 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 June 1842, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraksa, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Antoinette UNKNOWN 27 June 1803 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1710 Birth
9 April 1710
Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Geneviève CÔTÉ 13 February 1736, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was born 19 November 1737, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVESQUE was born 28 September 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine LEVESQUE was born 24 June 1745, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
André-Joachim LEVESQUE was born 28 November 1748, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
René LEVESQUE was born 17 June 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Antoine LEVESQUE was born 11 February 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE was born 6 July 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève CÔTÉ died 5 March 1759, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Josephte BOIS 26 April 1762 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 52 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married 3 May 1762 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Madeleine DUBE

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte BOIS died 14 February 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Angélique MIVILLE 7 January 1764 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 53 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEVESQUE married 11 February 1765 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie Josephe THÉRIAULT

1768 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie LEVESQUE was born 17 January 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 57 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine LEVESQUE married 21 November 1768 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Zacharie DUBE

1774 Marriage of Child
Antoine LEVESQUE married 7 February 1774, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Madeleine GAGNON

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
René LEVESQUE married 15 January 1776, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Françoise MORNEAU

1778 Marriage of Child
Prosper-Prisque LEVESQUE married 23 February 1778, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Anne LEVESQUE

1780 Birth of Child
Germain LEVESQUE was born 9 March 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 69 years old.

1783 Marriage of Child
André-Joachim LEVESQUE married 17 January 1783, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Genevieve MICHAUD

1784 Death
4 May 1784
Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 3/3/2016 7:54:19 AM - Updated: 9/11/2024 9:07:15 AM