Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR

Born

1 April 1732 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

4 April 1784 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada

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Born: 1 April 1732 in Québec, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR

Father

François LEVASSEUR dit CHAVERLANGE

Mother

Marie-Madeleine LEGRIS dite LÉPINE

Grandparents of Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE Marie-Anne MÉNAGE (MESNAGE)

Maternal grandparents

Adrien LEGRIS Marie-Françoise BRANCHE

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

Pierre-Francois married Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE 9 November 1761 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 20 August 1735 in Sorel, Canada, New France . Ursule died 4 January 1817 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Ursule was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD.

Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR died 4 April 1784 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR

Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR married

Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE
Marriage date: 9 November 1761
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE was the child of Jean-François BÉRARD and Marie-Thérèse RENAUD

Children of Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR and Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE

Marguerite LEVASSEUR

Born: 15 April 1767, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 16 August 1790, Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Antoine GOULET 12 February 1787 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1732
1 April 1732
Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Francois LEVASSEUR and Ursule BERARD dite LÉPINE 9 November 1761, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

He was 29 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.

1767 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEVASSEUR was born 15 April 1767, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Pierre-Francois was 35 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.