Modeste
LEVASSEUR
(b.
9 November 1773
,
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
26 January 1840
,
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
)
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Modeste LEVASSEUR was born 9 November 1773 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada
Modeste LEVASSEUR was the child of Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Madeleine DEHORNAY (DESCHARNAIS) dite LANEUVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Denis-Joseph LEVASSEUR dit LESPÉRANCE and Marie-Charlotte COUTURIER (maternal) Jacques DEHORNAY dit LANEUVILLE and Thérèse-Marie LEBLANCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Modeste married Marie-Josephe DESHAIES 20 July 1795 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Josephe DESHAIES was born 5 October 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Josephe died 10 June 1865 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie-Josephe was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR and Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE.
Modeste LEVASSEUR died 26 January 1840 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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.
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Family and Children of Modeste LEVASSEUR
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Marie-Josephe DESHAIES-- Date: 20 July 1795 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR and Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE
Children of Modeste LEVASSEUR and Marie-Josephe DESHAIES:
Louise VASSEUR (b.8 January 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 22 March 1900, Belle Prairie, Minnesota, USA)
m. Jean DOUCET 14 February 1820 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Marie-Josephe DESHAIES-- Date: 20 July 1795 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada Marie-Josephe DESHAIES was the child of Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR and Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLE
Children of Modeste LEVASSEUR and Marie-Josephe DESHAIES:
Louise VASSEUR (b.8 January 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada d. 22 March 1900, Belle Prairie, Minnesota, USA)m. Jean DOUCET 14 February 1820 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
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Postcards and Memories of Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1773 Birth 9 November 1773
Trois-Rivières, 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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1795 Marriage / PartnerModeste LEVASSEUR and Marie-Josephe DESHAIES 20 July 1795, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
He was 21 years old.
1803 Birth of ChildLouise VASSEUR was born 8 January 1803, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)
Modeste was 29 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 England1820 Marriage of ChildLouise VASSEUR married 14 February 1820, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly) to Jean DOUCET
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Death 26 January 1840
Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 66.
Added: 1/3/2022 2:16:54 PM
- Updated: 1/3/2022 2:18:23 PM
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