Marie-Therese LEVESQUE

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21 January 1743 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

7 July 1800 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE Marie-Angélique PELLETIER

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Born: 21 January 1743 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie-Angélique PELLETIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph LEVESQUE , Marie-Angélique MENEUX

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François PELLETIER , Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

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Marie-Therese married Joseph-Antoine PARADIS 25 June 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Antoine PARADIS was born 12 July 1738 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Joseph-Antoine died 21 August 1821 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Joseph-Antoine was the child of Jacques PARADIS and Marie-Rosalie BOUCHER.

Marie-Therese LEVESQUE died 7 July 1800 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Paradis Joseph-Antoine

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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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Marie-Therese LEVESQUE married

Joseph-Antoine PARADIS
Marriage date: 25 June 1764
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Antoine PARADIS was the child of Jacques PARADIS and Marie-Rosalie BOUCHER

Children of Joseph-Antoine PARADIS and Marie-Therese LEVESQUE

Rosalie PARADIS

Born: 2 December 1766, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 December 1847, Cacouna, Canada East

Married: Benjamin LEVASSEUR 29 January 1786 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Joseph PARADIS

Born: 14 August 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 February 1863, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Josephte DIONNE 18 November 1793 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Ignace PARADIS

Born: 13 August 1772, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 April 1854, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Desanges OUELLET 6 October 1795 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

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Birth — 1743
21 January 1743
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

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

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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Therese LEVESQUE and Joseph-Antoine PARADIS 25 June 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

She was 21 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Rosalie PARADIS was born 2 December 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Therese was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Joseph PARADIS was born 14 August 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Therese was 27 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Ignace PARADIS was born 13 August 1772, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Therese was 29 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Rosalie PARADIS married 29 January 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Benjamin LEVASSEUR

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Joseph PARADIS married 18 November 1793, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Josephte DIONNE

1795 Marriage of Child
Ignace PARADIS married 6 October 1795, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Desanges OUELLET