Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

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4 March 1768 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

13 April 1821 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR Marie-Joseph POITEVIN

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Born: 4 March 1768 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR

Mother: Marie-Joseph POITEVIN

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEVASSEUR , Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD

Maternal grandparents: François POITEVIN , Marie-Jeanne GAUVIN

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Marie-Josephe married Louis-Marie CHOUINARD 7 November 1785 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Louis-Marie CHOUINARD was born 11 March 1761 in L'Islet, Canada . Louis-Marie died 16 February 1821 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Louis-Marie was the child of Jean-François CHOUINARD and Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT.

Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR died 13 April 1821 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR married

Louis-Marie CHOUINARD
Marriage date: 7 November 1785
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louis-Marie CHOUINARD was the child of Jean-François CHOUINARD and Marie-Marguerite MORIN dite VALCOURT

Children of Louis-Marie CHOUINARD and Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

Louis CHOUINARD

Born: 19 June 1787, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Julie COTE 25 August 1817 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Julie PLANTE 6 August 1844 Place: Saint-Barthélemy, Canada East

Marie-Josephe CHOUINARD

Born: 17 November 1790, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph HOUDE 6 July 1812 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

Pascal CHOUINARD

Born: 23 June 1792, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1850, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Canada East

Married: Josephte CAYA 1 March 1824 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Joseph CHOUINARD

Born: 2 June 1795, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 31 August 1795, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Susanne CHOUINARD

Born: 3 October 1796, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 3 October 1857, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Antoine-Salois CAYA 1 May 1821 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Michel FOURQUIN dit LEVEILLE 13 January 1825 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Julie CHOUINARD

Born: 3 November 1802, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 26 October 1861, Sherbrooke, Canada East

Married: Charles LECLERC dit HOUDE 14 August 1820 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste CHOUINARD

Born: abt. 1802, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Suzanne LOISELLE 16 January 1823 Place: Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Thérèse CHOUINARD

Born: 30 July 1804, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: 29 August 1804, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Marguerite CHOUINARD

Born: 8 November 1805, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada
Died: 12 June 1842, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Married: Joseph BOISVERT 9 November 1824 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1768
4 March 1768
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR - Baptism Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Kamouraska, QC, Canada

Baptism Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Kamouraska, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR and Louis-Marie CHOUINARD 7 November 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 17 years old.

Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR - 1785 Marriage - Saint-Louis de Kamouraska, Quebec

1785 Marriage - Saint-Louis de Kamouraska, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1787 Birth of Child
Louis CHOUINARD was born 19 June 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe was 19 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CHOUINARD was born 17 November 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe was 22 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Pascal CHOUINARD was born 23 June 1792, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe was 24 years old.

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

1795 Birth of Child
Joseph CHOUINARD was born 2 June 1795, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe was 27 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie-Susanne CHOUINARD was born 3 October 1796, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe was 28 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Julie CHOUINARD was born 3 November 1802, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephe was 34 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Thérèse CHOUINARD was born 30 July 1804, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 36 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Marguerite CHOUINARD was born 8 November 1805, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Marie-Josephe was 37 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe CHOUINARD married 6 July 1812, Nicolet, Lower Canada to Joseph HOUDE

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

1817 Marriage of Child
Louis CHOUINARD married 25 August 1817, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada to Julie COTE

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