Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Born

30 October 1748 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

15 January 1829 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte married Joseph LEVASSEUR 26 April 1773 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Joseph LEVASSEUR was born abt. 1748 in Québec Province, Canada. Joseph died 30 January 1823 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Joseph was the child of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Madeleine ALBERT .

Parents & Family of Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Parents of Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Father

Jean-Baptiste OUELLET

Mother

Geneviève TARDIF

Grandparents of Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Paternal grandparents

Mathurin-René OUELLET Angélique LEBEL

Maternal grandparents

Charles TARDIF Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

m. Levasseur Joseph

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Marie-Josephte OUELLET married

Joseph LEVASSEUR
Marriage date: 26 April 1773
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LEVASSEUR was the child of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Madeleine ALBERT

Children of Joseph LEVASSEUR and Marie-Josephte OUELLET

Marie-Josephte LEVASSEUR

Born: 17 April 1774, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1824, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Anastasie LEVASSEUR

Born: 28 August 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Born: 19 May 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 April 1868, Sainte-Cécile, Le Bic, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada

Catherine LEVASSEUR

Born: 20 August 1782, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1865, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East

Hilaire LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Anselme LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 18 May 1878, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

Marie-Apolline LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1784, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean MICHAUD 9 January 1804 Place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Joseph LEVASSEUR

Born: 18 November 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Raphael LEVASSEUR

Born: 23 July 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 January 1869, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1748
30 October 1748
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte OUELLET and Joseph LEVASSEUR 26 April 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 24 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVASSEUR was born 17 April 1774, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 25 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Anastasie LEVASSEUR was born 28 August 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 28 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR was born 19 May 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 30 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Catherine LEVASSEUR was born 20 August 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 33 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Joseph LEVASSEUR was born 18 November 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 37 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Raphael LEVASSEUR was born 23 July 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 38 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1804 Marriage of Child
Marie-Apolline LEVASSEUR married 9 January 1804, Kamouraska, Lower Canada to Jean MICHAUD

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England

1823 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph LEVASSEUR died 30 January 1823, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVASSEUR died 25 July 1824, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte was 75 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

Death — 1829
15 January 1829
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 80.

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