Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

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12 February 1712 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Died

17 August 1798 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

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François-Robert LEVESQUE Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

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Born: 12 February 1712 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Father: François-Robert LEVESQUE

Mother: Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

Paternal grandparents: Robert LEVESQUE , Jeanne CHEVALIER

Maternal grandparents: Felix AUBERT , Claire-Françoise THIBAULT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE 18 July 1736 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE was born 10/30/1713 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie Josephe (Josette) died 5/5/1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Geneviève MARTIN 14 November 1777 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada . Geneviève MARTIN was born abt. 1727 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 8 January 1800 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Geneviève was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Françoise LEBEL.

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE died 17 August 1798 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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Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married

Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE
Marriage date: 18 July 1736
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE

Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE

Born: 3/17/1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 2/19/1827, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Josephe DIONNE 8 January 1770 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Basile LEVESQUE

Born: 8 February 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 28 October 1810, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte MORIN 22 October 1766 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Louis LEVESQUE

Born: 28 April 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 15 July 1831, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Rose HUDON dite BEAULIEU 10 January 1780 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE

Born: 30 October 1749, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: 30 May 1801, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU 3 February 1777 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Roch LEVESQUE

Born: 9 October 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Modeste HUDON dite BEAULIEU 11 January 1779 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE married

Geneviève MARTIN
Marriage date: 14 November 1777
Marriage place: Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
Geneviève MARTIN was the child of Pierre MARTIN and Marie-Françoise LEBEL

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Birth — 1712
12 February 1712
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1736 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE 18 July 1736, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE was born 3/17/1740, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Basile LEVESQUE was born 8 February 1742, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Louis LEVESQUE was born 28 April 1746, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE was born 30 October 1749, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Pierre-Roch LEVESQUE was born 9 October 1753, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Basile LEVESQUE married 22 October 1766, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Josephte MORIN

1770 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE married 8 January 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Josephe DIONNE

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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Geneviève MARTIN 14 November 1777 , Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 65 years old.

1777 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Toussaint LEVESQUE married 3 February 1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Madeleine HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE died 5/5/1777, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

1779 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Roch LEVESQUE married 11 January 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Modeste HUDON dite BEAULIEU

1780 Marriage of Child
Louis LEVESQUE married 10 January 1780, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Rose HUDON dite BEAULIEU

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

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

Death — 1798
17 August 1798
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 86.

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