Jean-Baptiste
LEVESQUE
Born
19 November 1737
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died
18 June 1818
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
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Born: 19 November 1737 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Father:
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE
Mother:
Geneviève CÔTÉ
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE
, Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ
, Françoise-Charlotte CHORET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine DUBE 3 May 1762 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Madeleine DUBE was born 20 September 1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Madeleine died 18 November 1818 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Augustin DUBE and Marie-Anne SOUCY.
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE died 18 June 1818 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married 
Marie-Madeleine DUBE
Marriage date: 3 May 1762
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Marie-Madeleine DUBE was the child of Augustin DUBE and Marie-Anne SOUCY
Marie-Madeleine DUBEMarriage date: 3 May 1762
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada
Marie-Madeleine DUBE was the child of Augustin DUBE and Marie-Anne SOUCY
Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie-Madeleine DUBE
Madeleine LEVESQUEBorn: 1 April 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 December 1813, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 30 December 1813, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste LURET dit ROCHEFORT 12 October 1795 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
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Birth — 173719 November 1737
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
1762 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie-Madeleine DUBE 3 May 1762 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
He was 24 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.1766 Birth of ChildMadeleine LEVESQUE was born 1 April 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
Jean-Baptiste was 28 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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1795 Marriage of ChildMadeleine LEVESQUE married 12 October 1795, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste LURET dit ROCHEFORT
1813 Death of ChildMadeleine LEVESQUE died 30 December 1813, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Jean-Baptiste was 76 years old.
Death — 181818 June 1818
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.
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