Benjamin
LEVASSEUR
Born
30 December 1765
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
2 May 1845
,
Cacouna, Canada East
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Born: 30 December 1765 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Timothee LEVASSEUR
Mother:
Marie-Claire NADEAU
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre LEVASSEUR
, Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD
Maternal grandparents:
Alexis NADEAU
, Marie-Claire ALBERT
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Benjamin married Rosalie PARADIS 29 January 1786 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie PARADIS was born 2 December 1766 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Rosalie died 18 December 1847 in Cacouna, Québec, Canada (Saint-Georges-de-Cacouna). Rosalie was the child of Joseph-Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Therese LEVESQUE.
Benjamin LEVASSEUR died 2 May 1845 in Cacouna, Canada East .
m. Paradis Rosalie
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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 Benjamin LEVASSEUR
Benjamin LEVASSEUR married 
Rosalie PARADIS
Marriage date: 29 January 1786
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie PARADIS was the child of Joseph-Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Therese LEVESQUE
Rosalie PARADISMarriage date: 29 January 1786
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Rosalie PARADIS was the child of Joseph-Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Therese LEVESQUE
Children of Benjamin LEVASSEUR and Rosalie PARADIS
Benjamin LEVASSEURBorn: 12 March 1788, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 July 1868, Cacouna, Québec, Canada
Died: 10 July 1868, Cacouna, Québec, Canada
Married: Josephte SOUCY 11 February 1811 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
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Birth — 176530 December 1765
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1786 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin LEVASSEUR and Rosalie PARADIS 29 January 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
He was 20 years old.
1788 Birth of ChildBenjamin LEVASSEUR was born 12 March 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Benjamin was 22 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1811 Marriage of ChildBenjamin LEVASSEUR married 11 February 1811, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Josephte SOUCY
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Death — 18452 May 1845
Cacouna, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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