Josephte
LEVESQUE
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Born: 28 March 1757 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Josephte married Vincent RIOUX 27 June 1791 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada . Vincent RIOUX was born 26 May 1736 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Vincent died 30 April 1818 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Vincent was the child of Vincent RIOUX and Catherine CÔTÉ.
Josephte LEVESQUE died 31 January 1818 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Josephte LEVESQUE
Vincent RIOUXMarriage date: 27 June 1791
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Vincent RIOUX was the child of Vincent RIOUX and Catherine CÔTÉ
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Birth — 175728 March 1757
Kamouraska, Canada, New France
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.
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1791 Marriage / PartnerJosephte LEVESQUE and Vincent RIOUX 27 June 1791 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)
She was 34 years old.
Death — 181831 January 1818
Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 60.
Record added: 5/25/2017 10:16:16 AM
Last updated: 7/8/2019 2:30:17 PM
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