Francois
LEVESQUE
(b.
10 July 1822
,
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
d.
4 October 1898
,
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
)
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Francois LEVESQUE was born 10 July 1822 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
Francois LEVESQUE was the child of Clement LEVESQUE and Julie DIONNE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Clement LEVESQUE and Julienne-Julie MICHAUD (maternal) Joseph DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Victoire OUELLETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Emerence PARADIS 28 August 1848 in Chicoutimi, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Emerence PARADIS was born 11 April 1828 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Emerence died 8 May 1907 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay). Emerence was the child of Henri PARADIS and Louise-Xavier CORBIN.
Francois LEVESQUE died 4 October 1898 in Chicoutimi, Québec, 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Francois LEVESQUE
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Emerence PARADIS-- Date: 28 August 1848 Place: Chicoutimi, Canada East
See marriage record for Francois LEVESQUE and Emerence PARADIS
Emerence PARADIS was the child of Henri PARADIS and Louise-Xavier CORBIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois LEVESQUE and Emerence PARADIS:
Julie LEVESQUE (b.20 April 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East d. , )
m. Pierre TREMBLAY 9 April 1888 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
m. Benjamin TREMBLAY 9 July 1900 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Emerence PARADIS-- Date: 28 August 1848 Place: Chicoutimi, Canada East See marriage record for Francois LEVESQUE and Emerence PARADISEmerence PARADIS was the child of Henri PARADIS and Louise-Xavier CORBIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois LEVESQUE and Emerence PARADIS:
Julie LEVESQUE (b.20 April 1858, Chicoutimi, Canada East d. , )m. Pierre TREMBLAY 9 April 1888 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
m. Benjamin TREMBLAY 9 July 1900 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
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1822 Birth 10 July 1822
Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1848 Marriage / PartnerFrancois LEVESQUE and Emerence PARADIS 28 August 1848, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
He was 26 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1858 Birth of ChildJulie LEVESQUE was born 20 April 1858, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Francois was 35 years old.
1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.1888 Marriage of ChildJulie LEVESQUE married 9 April 1888, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Pierre TREMBLAY
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1898 Death 4 October 1898
Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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