Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE

(b. 23 February 1741 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1813 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was born 23 February 1741 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique PELLETIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LEVESQUE and Marie-Angélique MENEUX (maternal) Jean-François PELLETIER and Marie-Madeleine LAVOIE

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

Jean-Baptiste married Judith TAILLON 20 August 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Judith TAILLON was born 13 March 1747 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Judith died 13 February 1834 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre). Judith was the child of Joseph MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Josephe CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS.

Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE died 31 July 1813 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada .

m. Taillon Judith

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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-Baptiste LEVESQUE married

Judith TAILLON-- Date: 20 August 1764 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Judith TAILLON was the child of Joseph MICHEL dit TAILLON and Marie-Josephe CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Judith TAILLON:

Jean LEVESQUE (b.6 April 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1837, St-Patrice, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, Canada)

Marie-Judith LEVESQUE (b.5 December 1766, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1840, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Nicolas COTE 2 September 1799 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Joseph LEVESQUE (b.27 November 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 March 1853, Cacouna, Canada East )

Therese LEVESQUE (b.abt. 1774, , Québec Province, Canada d. 2 May 1859, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Pierre OUELLET 26 February 1816 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Etienne LEVESQUE (b.5 March 1775, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 January 1841, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Canada East )

Josette LEVESQUE (b.23 September 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1816, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada )

Pierre LEVESQUE (b.abt. 1788, , Québec Province, Canada d. 1 January 1860, St-Patrice, Rivière du Loup Quebec, Canada)

Marthe LEVESQUE (b.7 February 1790, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1741 Birth
23 February 1741
Kamouraska, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Judith TAILLON 20 August 1764 , Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 23 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Jean LEVESQUE was born 6 April 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith LEVESQUE was born 5 December 1766, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Joseph LEVESQUE was born 27 November 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Etienne LEVESQUE was born 5 March 1775, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 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.

1779 Birth of Child
Josette LEVESQUE was born 23 September 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Marthe LEVESQUE was born 7 February 1790, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1799 Marriage of Child
Marie-Judith LEVESQUE married 2 September 1799, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Pierre-Nicolas COTE

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