Joseph LEVESQUE

(b. 28 September 1708 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 30 June 1785 , Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LEVESQUE was born 28 September 1708 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Joseph LEVESQUE was the child of François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Charlotte AUBERT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert LEVESQUE and Jeanne CHEVALIER (maternal) Felix AUBERT and Claire-Françoise THIBAULT

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

Joseph married Marie CÔTÉ 10 November 1733 in Rimouski, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie CÔTÉ was born abt. 1714 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 14 March 1790 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Françoise-Charlotte CHORET.

Joseph LEVESQUE died 30 June 1785 in Rivière-Ouelle, 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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Joseph LEVESQUE married

Marie CÔTÉ-- Date: 10 November 1733 Place: Rimouski, Canada, New France
Marie CÔTÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste CÔTÉ and Françoise-Charlotte CHORET

Children of Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie CÔTÉ:

Joseph LEVESQUE (b.4 November 1736, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 30 May 1822, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise MORAIS 3 November 1756 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-François LEVESQUE (b.25 December 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 8 August 1825, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine FORTIN 14 January 1765 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Benoit LEVESQUE (b.13 December 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 4 May 1838, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie BRUN 15 January 1776 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Ignace LEVESQUE (b.26 March 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 April 1816, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Josephte MORAIS 23 October 1786 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1708 Birth
28 September 1708
Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1733 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie CÔTÉ 10 November 1733, Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

He was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Joseph LEVESQUE was born 4 November 1736, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 28 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-François LEVESQUE was born 25 December 1739, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 31 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Benoit LEVESQUE was born 13 December 1752, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 44 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEVESQUE married 3 November 1756, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie-Louise MORAIS

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Ignace LEVESQUE was born 26 March 1763, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Joseph was 54 years old.

1765 Marriage of Child
Jean-François LEVESQUE married 14 January 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Madeleine FORTIN

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.