Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR

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abt. 1719 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

September 1781 , Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LEVASSEUR Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD

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Born: abt. 1719 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEVASSEUR

Mother: Marie-Elisabeth MICHAUD

Paternal grandparents: Laurent LEVASSEUR , Marie MARCHAND

Maternal grandparents: Pierre MICHAUD , Marie-Anne ANCELIN (ASSELIN)

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Joseph-Clement married Marie-Madeleine ALBERT 15 February 1742 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Madeleine ALBERT was born abt. 1717 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Madeleine died 3 April 1763 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Pierre ALBERT and Louise-Thérèse GRONDIN.

Joseph-Clement married (2) Marie-Joseph POITEVIN 15 June 1767 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Joseph POITEVIN was born abt. 1747 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Joseph died abt. 1768 in . Marie-Joseph was the child of François POITEVIN and Marie-Jeanne GAUVIN.

Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR died September 1781 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Spouse & Children of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR

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Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR married

Marie-Madeleine ALBERT
Marriage date: 15 February 1742
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Madeleine ALBERT was the child of Pierre ALBERT and Louise-Thérèse GRONDIN

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

"Marie-Madeleine found the man of her heart at the Levasseur; Joseph-Claude became her husband on 15 February 1742."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XVIII, Page 22

Children of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Madeleine ALBERT

Genevieve LEVASSEUR

Born: 21 February 1745, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1810, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques DESCHAMPS 19 November 1764 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Jean-Baptiste DUBE 27 September 1789 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR

Born: 27 April 1747, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 10 November 1792, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie OUELLET 29 October 1770 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 30 January 1823, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Josephte GRANDMAISON 7 January 1771 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Married: Marie-Josephte OUELLET 26 April 1773 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Josephte LEVASSEUR

Born: abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Charles LANDRY 12 October 1772 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Born: 6 May 1752, Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Died: 29 March 1780, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean MICHAUD 11 February 1771 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Amable LEVASSEUR

Born: 18 April 1761, Kamouraska, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Judith OUELLET 29 July 1782 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR married

Marie-Joseph POITEVIN
Marriage date: 15 June 1767
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

Marie-Joseph POITEVIN was the child of François POITEVIN and Marie-Jeanne GAUVIN

Marriage notes:

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

Children of Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Joseph POITEVIN

Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR

Born: 4 March 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1821, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Married: Louis-Marie CHOUINARD 7 November 1785 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Madeleine ALBERT 15 February 1742, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR - 1742 Marriage - Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Kamouraska, QC, Canada

1742 Marriage - 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

1745 Birth of Child
Genevieve LEVASSEUR was born 21 February 1745, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1747 Birth of Child
Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR was born 27 April 1747, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1752 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR was born 6 May 1752, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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

1761 Birth of Child
Joseph-Amable LEVASSEUR was born 18 April 1761, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine ALBERT died 3 April 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1764 Marriage of Child
Genevieve LEVASSEUR married 19 November 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jacques DESCHAMPS

1767 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR and Marie-Joseph POITEVIN 15 June 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph-Clement LEVASSEUR - 1767 Marriage - Saint-Louis-de-Kamouraska, Kamouraska, QC, Canada

1767 Marriage - 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

1768 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEVASSEUR was born 4 March 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1770 Marriage of Child
Genevieve-Madeleine LEVASSEUR married 29 October 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Joseph-Marie OUELLET

1771 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEVASSEUR married 7 January 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie Josephte GRANDMAISON

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR married 11 February 1771 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Jean MICHAUD

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVASSEUR married 12 October 1772 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Charles LANDRY

1773 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEVASSEUR married 26 April 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Josephte OUELLET

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.