Ignace
LÉVESQUE
Born
31 August 1764
,
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
20 August 1840
,
Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Ignace LÉVESQUE
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Born: 31 August 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE
Mother:
Marie-Marthe MICHON
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph LEVESQUE
, Marie-Angélique MENEUX
Maternal grandparents:
Louis-Augustin MICHON
, Marthe BLANCHET
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ignace married Catherine RAYMOND 8 October 1787 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine RAYMOND was born 30 April 1770 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine died 16 October 1788 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Catherine was the child of Jean RAYMOND and Catherine BOUCHER.
Ignace married (2) Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE 8 November 1790 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE was born 10 April 1765 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Geneviève died 24 April 1801 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Geneviève was the child of Jean-Pierre-Roch LABOURLIERE and Marie-Genevieve PHOCAS dite RAYMOND.
Ignace married (3) Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET 12 January 1803 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET was born 3 March 1774 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Angélique died 17 June 1853 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges). Angélique was the child of Antoine GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Catherine MICHAUD.
Ignace LÉVESQUE died 20 August 1840 in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada .
m. Dumont Angelique
m. Laplante Genevieve
m. Raymond Catherine
m. Laplante Genevieve
m. Raymond Catherine
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WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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 Ignace LÉVESQUE
Ignace LÉVESQUE married 
Catherine RAYMOND
Marriage date: 8 October 1787
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine RAYMOND was the child of Jean RAYMOND and Catherine BOUCHER
Catherine RAYMONDMarriage date: 8 October 1787
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine RAYMOND was the child of Jean RAYMOND and Catherine BOUCHER
Children of Ignace LÉVESQUE and Catherine RAYMOND
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Ignace LÉVESQUE married Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE
Marriage date: 8 November 1790
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE was the child of Jean-Pierre-Roch LABOURLIERE and Marie-Genevieve PHOCAS dite RAYMOND
Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIEREMarriage date: 8 November 1790
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE was the child of Jean-Pierre-Roch LABOURLIERE and Marie-Genevieve PHOCAS dite RAYMOND
Children of Ignace LÉVESQUE and Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE
No children are currently listed for this couple.
Ignace LÉVESQUE married Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET
Marriage date: 12 January 1803
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET was the child of Antoine GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Catherine MICHAUD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Angélique DUMONT dite GUERETMarriage date: 12 January 1803
Marriage place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET was the child of Antoine GUÉRET dit DUMONT and Catherine MICHAUD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Ignace LÉVESQUE and Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET
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Birth — 176431 August 1764
Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1787 Marriage / PartnerIgnace LÉVESQUE and Catherine RAYMOND 8 October 1787, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
He was 23 years old.
1788 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine RAYMOND died 16 October 1788, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
1790 Marriage / PartnerIgnace LÉVESQUE and Geneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE 8 November 1790 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
He was 26 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1801 Death of Spouse/PartnerGeneviève LAPLANTE dite LABOURLIERE died 24 April 1801, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
1803 Marriage / PartnerIgnace LÉVESQUE and Angélique DUMONT dite GUERET 12 January 1803, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)
He was 38 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of EnglandDeath — 184020 August 1840
Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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