Marie-Josephe DIONNE

Born

3/5/1746 , La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Died

5/26/1835 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

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Born: 3/5/1746 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY

Mother: Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

Paternal grandparents: Jean DIONNE , Marie-Charlotte MIGNAULT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph LIZOTTE , Françoise DANCOSSE

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Marie-Josephe married Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE 8 January 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE was born 3/17/1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Pierre-Richer died 2/19/1827 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Pierre-Richer was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE.

Marie-Josephe DIONNE died 5/26/1835 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower 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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Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE
Marriage date: 8 January 1770
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE

Children of Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE and Marie-Josephe DIONNE

Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE

Born: 29 November 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 January 1839, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT 23 April 1787 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Gabriel LEVESQUE

Born: 22 October 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 January 1865, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East

Married: Marguerite BERUBE 19 January 1801 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Pierre LEVESQUE

Born: 4/3/1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11/6/1855, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Julienne PLOURDE

Louis LEVESQUE

Born: 3 April 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1839, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie GAGNON 13 February 1809 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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Birth — 1746
3/5/1746
La Pocatière, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephe DIONNE and Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE 8 January 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

She was 23 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE was born 29 November 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Josephe was 24 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEVESQUE was born 22 October 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Josephe was 30 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Pierre LEVESQUE was born 4/3/1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis LEVESQUE was born 3 April 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Marie-Josephe was 33 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE married 23 April 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEVESQUE married 19 January 1801, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marguerite BERUBE

1809 Marriage of Child
Louis LEVESQUE married 13 February 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie GAGNON

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)