Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE

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24 January 1682 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

8 November 1759 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

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Robert LEVESQUE Jeanne CHEVALIER

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Born: 24 January 1682 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Robert LEVESQUE

Mother: Jeanne CHEVALIER

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Pierre-Joachim married Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE) 30 June 1705 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE) was born 8 November 1687 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 30 January 1742 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Angélique was the child of Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Marie MAHEU.

Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE died 8 November 1759 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France .
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Spouse & Children of Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE

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Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE married

Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)
Marriage date: 30 June 1705
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France

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Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE) was the child of Charles LETARTRE (LETARTE) and Marie MAHEU

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Name: Pierre Joachim Levesque

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Spouse's Name: Angelique Letartre

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Event Date: 30 Jun 1705

Event Place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec

Father's Name: Robert Levesque

Mother's Name: Jeanna Chevallier

Spouse's Father's Name: Charles Letartre

Spouse's Mother's Name: Marie Maheu

Race: White

Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01809-6

System Origin: Canada-EASy

GS Film number: 1018044

Reference ID: M 2

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 May 2015), Pierre Joachim Levesque and Angelique Letartre, 30 Jun 1705; citing L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency No 1, Quebec, reference M 2; FHL microfilm 1,018,044.

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Children of Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE)

Jeanne-Marguerite LEVESQUE

Born: 13 April 1706, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1787, La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexandre DUBE 17 November 1727 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Geneviève LEVESQUE

Born: 12 May 1707, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU 30 August 1723 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE

Born: 26 October 1708, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 9 April 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Anne BOUCHARD 6 February 1736 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

Born: 9 April 1710, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 4 May 1784, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève CÔTÉ 13 February 1736 Place: Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Married: Josephte BOIS 26 April 1762 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Married: Angélique MIVILLE 7 January 1764 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angélique LEVESQUE

Born: 22 November 1711, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 13 May 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Bernard-Pierre-Jean LEVESQUE

Born: 16 April 1713, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 6 May 1792, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth MICHAUD 14 April 1738 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Joachim LEVESQUE

Born: 21 February 1714, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 26 August 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève CARON 5 November 1753 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE

Born: 31 March 1717, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 22 July 1782 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève AUTIN 8 January 1748 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Isabelle DUBE 3 May 1762 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Angélique LEVESQUE

Born: 29 November 1719, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1781, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Charles-Michel DUPERE 21 November 1741 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis-Charles LEVESQUE

Born: 25 February 1722, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 25 April 1803, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU 24 November 1749 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Marie-Josephte AUTIN 15 November 1756 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angélique LEVESQUE

Born: 20 May 1723, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Brigitte LÉVESQUE

Born: 11 August 1726, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 24 January 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS 16 November 1744 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Jean CHAPAIS 16 November 1744 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Jacques COLLIN 8 November 1756 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1682
24 January 1682
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1705 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE) 30 June 1705, L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite LEVESQUE was born 13 April 1706, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 24 years old.

1707 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEVESQUE was born 12 May 1707, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 25 years old.

1708 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE was born 26 October 1708, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 26 years old.

1710 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was born 9 April 1710, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 28 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Angélique LEVESQUE was born 22 November 1711, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 29 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Bernard-Pierre-Jean LEVESQUE was born 16 April 1713, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 31 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Joseph-Joachim LEVESQUE was born 21 February 1714, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 32 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE was born 31 March 1717, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 35 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique LEVESQUE was born 29 November 1719, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 37 years old.

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

1722 Birth of Child
Louis-Charles LEVESQUE was born 25 February 1722, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 40 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Angélique LEVESQUE was born 20 May 1723, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 41 years old.

1723 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LEVESQUE married 30 August 1723 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Louis-Charles HUDON dit BEAULIEU

1726 Birth of Child
Brigitte LÉVESQUE was born 11 August 1726, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 44 years old.

1727 Marriage of Child
Jeanne-Marguerite LEVESQUE married 17 November 1727, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Alexandre DUBE

1736 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE married 6 February 1736, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

1736 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married 13 February 1736, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic) to Geneviève CÔTÉ

1738 Marriage of Child
Bernard-Pierre-Jean LEVESQUE married 14 April 1738 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Elisabeth MICHAUD

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique LEVESQUE married 21 November 1741 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Charles-Michel DUPERE

1742 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique LETARTRE (LETARTE) died 30 January 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1744 Death of Child
Pierre-Joachim LEVESQUE died 9 April 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Joachim was 62 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Brigitte LÉVESQUE married 16 November 1744 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean CHAPAIS

1744 Marriage of Child
Brigitte LÉVESQUE married 16 November 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste CHAPAIS

1748 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Antoine LEVESQUE married 8 January 1748, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Geneviève AUTIN

1749 Marriage of Child
Louis-Charles LEVESQUE married 24 November 1749 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Josephte HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Joachim LEVESQUE married 5 November 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Geneviève CARON

1756 Marriage of Child
Brigitte LÉVESQUE married 8 November 1756 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jacques COLLIN

1756 Marriage of Child
Louis-Charles LEVESQUE married 15 November 1756 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Josephte AUTIN

Death — 1759
8 November 1759
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 77.

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