flag male ancestor  Benoit  LEVESQUE

  (b. 17 September 1781 Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 15 July 1854 St-Pacôme, Canada )  

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Benoit LEVESQUE was born 17 September 1781 in Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada

Benoit LEVESQUE was the child of Benoit LEVESQUE   and   Marie BRUN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie CÔTÉ (maternal)  Ambroise BRUN and Marie BERGERON

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Benoit  married  Angélique LEVESQUE 25 August 1806 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Angélique LEVESQUE  was born 26 December 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse).  Angélique died 19 September 1855 in St-Pacôme, Canada.  Angélique was the child of Dominique LEVESQUE and Angélique PELLETIER.

Benoit LEVESQUE died 15 July 1854 in St-Pacôme, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Benoit LEVESQUE married flag female ancestor Angélique LEVESQUE-- Date: 25 August 1806 Place: Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Angélique LEVESQUE was the child of Dominique LEVESQUE and Angélique PELLETIER




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birth1781 Birth
17 September 1781
Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1806 Marriage / Partner
Benoit LEVESQUE and Angélique LEVESQUE 25 August 1806, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

He was 24 years old.
1808 Birth of Child
Angelique LEVESQUE was born 30 October 1808, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit was 27 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1832 Marriage of Child
Angelique LEVESQUE married 14 February 1832, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Cyrille MICHAUD
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1849 Death of Child
Angelique LEVESQUE died 3 November 1849, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Benoit was 68 years old.
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
death1854 Death
15 July 1854
St-Pacôme, Canada

He died at the age of 72.
Added: 8/16/2022 1:45:06 PM - Updated: 7/8/2024 9:22:54 AM

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