Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE

(b. 31 March 1717 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1782 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE was born 31 March 1717 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph-Antoine 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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Joseph-Antoine married Geneviève AUTIN 8 January 1748 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Geneviève AUTIN was born abt. 1723 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 26 February 1760 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Geneviève was the child of Jean-François AUTIN and Claire-Françoise LEVASSEUR.

Joseph-Antoine married (2) Isabelle DUBE 3 May 1762 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Isabelle DUBE was born 18 October 1736 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Isabelle died 21 April 1796 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Isabelle was the child of Louis DUBE and Marguerite LEBEL.

Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE died 22 July 1782 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Geneviève AUTIN-- Date: 8 January 1748 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Geneviève AUTIN was the child of Jean-François AUTIN and Claire-Françoise LEVASSEUR

Children of Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE and Geneviève AUTIN:

Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE married

Isabelle DUBE-- Date: 3 May 1762 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Isabelle DUBE was the child of Louis DUBE and Marguerite LEBEL

Children of Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE and Isabelle DUBE:

Jean-Thomas-Francois LEVESQUE (b.20 July 1764, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 August 1842, Kamouraska, Canada East )

Genevieve LEVESQUE (b.9 July 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Raphael PERRAULT 20 February 1792 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre LEVESQUE (b.6 September 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 July 1847, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )
m. Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE 18 June 1792 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE (b.25 October 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 July 1832, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada)

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1717 Birth
31 March 1717
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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

1748 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE and Geneviève AUTIN 8 January 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 30 years old.

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

1760 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève AUTIN died 26 February 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE and Isabelle DUBE 3 May 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 45 years old.

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.

1764 Birth of Child
Jean-Thomas-Francois LEVESQUE was born 20 July 1764, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Antoine was 47 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Genevieve LEVESQUE was born 9 July 1767, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Antoine was 50 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre LEVESQUE was born 6 September 1768, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Antoine was 51 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was born 25 October 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Antoine was 53 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.