Jean LEVEILLE

(b. 26 December 1738 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 31 December 1818 , Donnacona, Lower Canada )

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Jean LEVEILLE was born 26 December 1738 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean LEVEILLE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE and Marie-Catherine GODIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre LÉVEILLÉ and Jeanne GIRARD (maternal) Charles GODIN and Madeleine PERRON dite SUIRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND 30 January 1769 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND was born 10 March 1751 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Thérèse was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND and Josephte TELLIER.

Jean LEVEILLE died 31 December 1818 in Donnacona, 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 LEVEILLE married

Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND-- Date: 30 January 1769 Place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND and Josephte TELLIER

Children of Jean LEVEILLE and Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND:

Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE (b.11 August 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 March 1841, Donnacona, Canada East )
m. Marie-Angelique GERMAIN 21 January 1800 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

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1738 Birth
26 December 1738
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1769 Marriage / Partner
Jean LEVEILLE and Marie-Thérèse BERTRAND 30 January 1769, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 30 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE was born 11 August 1771, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 32 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.

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)

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEVEILLE married 21 January 1800, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Marie-Angelique GERMAIN

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