Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Born

29 September 1710 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

20 October 1777 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

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Joseph LEVESQUE Marie-Angélique MENEUX

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Born: 29 September 1710 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie-Angélique MENEUX

Paternal grandparents: Robert LEVESQUE , Jeanne CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MENEUX dit CHATEAUNEUF , Marguerite PEUVRIER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Madeleine married Augustin PLOURDE 10 July 1728 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Augustin PLOURDE was born abt. 1708 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Augustin died 21 April 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Augustin was the child of René PLOURDE and Jeanne-Marguerite BERUBE.

Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE died 20 October 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Spouse & Children of Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

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Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE married

Augustin PLOURDE
Marriage date: 10 July 1728
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Augustin PLOURDE was the child of René PLOURDE and Jeanne-Marguerite BERUBE

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Children of Augustin PLOURDE and Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE

Joseph PLOURDE

Born: 12 February 1731, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 30 March 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada

Married: Marie-Catherine LIZOTTE 30 July 1755 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Augustin PLOURDE

Born: 14 December 1732, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Madeleine PLOURDE

Born: 7 November 1733, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 28 February 1786, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Etienne PERRAULT 18 October 1756 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE

Born: 24 September 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE 11 February 1754 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Louise PLOURDE

Born: 21 September 1737, La Pocatière, Canada, New France
Died: 29 May 1821, Saint-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada

Married: Pierre-Charles DUPERE 9 January 1758 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Jean-Baptiste LIZOTTE 11 January 1762 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Agathe PLOURDE

Born: 10 July 1737, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Anne PLOURDE

Born: 15 January 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1786, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Maurice DUBE 12 January 1761 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Catherine PLOURDE

Born: 17 November 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 18 October 1784, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis TREMBLAY 11 August 1783 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Josephe PLOURDE

Born: 11 October 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Marie-Josephe PLOURDE

Born: 12 December 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Denis PLOURDE

Born: 4 October 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 15 May 1807, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET 1 February 1768 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Pierre PLOURDE

Born: 14 July 1748, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 13 September 1825, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Charlotte BERUBE 23 November 1772 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Augustin PLOURDE

Born: 20 March 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine BERUBE 26 April 1769 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Athanase PLOURDE

Born: 12 May 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Judith BERUBE 25 November 1771 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Married: Geneviève LEVASSEUR 13 April 1812 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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Birth — 1710
29 September 1710
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1728 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Madeleine LEVESQUE and Augustin PLOURDE 10 July 1728, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

She was 17 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Joseph PLOURDE was born 12 February 1731, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 20 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Augustin PLOURDE was born 14 December 1732, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 22 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Madeleine PLOURDE was born 7 November 1733, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 23 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE was born 24 September 1735, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 25 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Agathe PLOURDE was born 10 July 1737, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PLOURDE was born 21 September 1737, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Marie-Madeleine was 26 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne PLOURDE was born 15 January 1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 29 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine PLOURDE was born 17 November 1741, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE was born 11 October 1743, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 33 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe PLOURDE was born 12 December 1744, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 34 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Denis PLOURDE was born 4 October 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 36 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre PLOURDE was born 14 July 1748, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 37 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Augustin PLOURDE was born 20 March 1750, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 39 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Athanase PLOURDE was born 12 May 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 41 years old.

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Angelique-Josephe PLOURDE married 11 February 1754, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Charles-François PINEL dit LAFRANCE

1755 Marriage of Child
Joseph PLOURDE married 30 July 1755, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine LIZOTTE

1756 Death of Spouse/Partner
Augustin PLOURDE died 21 April 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1756 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PLOURDE married 18 October 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Etienne PERRAULT

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PLOURDE married 9 January 1758, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Pierre-Charles DUPERE

1760 Death of Child
Joseph PLOURDE died 30 March 1760, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Madeleine was 49 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne PLOURDE married 12 January 1761 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Maurice DUBE

1762 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PLOURDE married 11 January 1762, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Jean-Baptiste LIZOTTE

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Denis PLOURDE married 1 February 1768 , La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Claudette-Charlotte OUELLET

1769 Marriage of Child
Augustin PLOURDE married 26 April 1769, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Madeleine BERUBE

1771 Marriage of Child
Athanase PLOURDE married 25 November 1771 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Judith BERUBE

1772 Marriage of Child
Pierre PLOURDE married 23 November 1772 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Charlotte BERUBE

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.