Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE

(b. 8 January 1707 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 26 February 1779 , Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE was born 8 January 1707 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE was the child of Pierre LÉVEILLÉ and Jeanne GIRARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne LÉVEILLÉ and Élisabeth LEQUIN (maternal) Pierre GIRARD and Suzanne LAVOIE

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Catherine GODIN 3 February 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Catherine GODIN was born 24 May 1706 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie-Catherine died 17 February 1788 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marie-Catherine was the child of Charles GODIN and Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE.

Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE died 26 February 1779 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, 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 LEVEILLE married

Marie-Catherine GODIN-- Date: 3 February 1738 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Marie-Catherine GODIN was the child of Charles GODIN and Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE and Marie-Catherine GODIN:

Jean LEVEILLE (b.26 December 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1818, Donnacona, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND 30 January 1769 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE (b.24 November 1743, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1804, L'Ancienne Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE 16 January 1769 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Marie-Thérèse LEVEILLE (b.20 July 1745, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 1 April 1790, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT 28 January 1771 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

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1707 Birth
8 January 1707
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1738 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE and Marie-Catherine GODIN 3 February 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 31 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Jean LEVEILLE was born 26 December 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE was born 24 November 1743, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse LEVEILLE was born 20 July 1745, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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.

1769 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LEVEILLE married 16 January 1769, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Thierry ROGNON dit ROCHETTE

1769 Marriage of Child
Jean LEVEILLE married 30 January 1769, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND

1771 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse LEVEILLE married 28 January 1771, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Joseph-Amable TOUPIN dit DUSSAULT

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.