Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ

(b. 7 October 1735 , Lachenaie, Canada, New France d. 24 April 1790 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ was born 7 October 1735 in Lachenaie, Canada, New France

Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ was the child of Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Elisabeth BESSIERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis TRUCHON dit LÉVEILLÉ and Marie-Françoise BEAUCHAMP (maternal) Antoine BESSIERE (MESSIER) and Jeanne CROTEAU

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

Joseph-Marie married Marie THERRIEN abt. 1765 in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada* . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie THERRIEN was born 13 June 1747 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie died 16 March 1771 in Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie). Marie was the child of Barthelemi (Barthélémy) THERRIEN and Brigitte SAVARD.

Joseph-Marie married (2) Elisabeth BOIVIN 19 October 1772 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth BOIVIN was born 27 April 1750 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Elisabeth died 17 February 1826 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD.

Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ died 24 April 1790 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ married

Marie THERRIEN-- Date: abt. 1765 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada*
Marie THERRIEN was the child of Barthelemi (Barthélémy) THERRIEN and Brigitte SAVARD

Children:

Joseph TRUCHON b: 7 APR 1766 in L'isle-Aux-Coudres, Charlevoix, Qc

Marie-Bradile TRUCHON b: 1768

Louis TRUCHON b: 9 SEP 1770 in L'Assomption, Montcalm, Qc

Children of Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ and Marie THERRIEN:

Joseph TRUCHON (b.7 April 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 April 1838, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Claire TREMBLAY 15 September 1794 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis TRUCHON dit LEVEILLE (b.9 September 1770, Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Anne TREMBLAY 6 November 1793 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Eulalie-Helene TREMBLAY 23 July 1838 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic)

Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ married

Elisabeth BOIVIN-- Date: 19 October 1772 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Elisabeth BOIVIN was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD

Children of Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ and Elisabeth BOIVIN:

François TRUCHON (b.11 August 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Pelagie ST-GELAIS 31 August 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
m. Marie-Dorothee BOUCHARD 6 October 1811 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Madeleine TRUCHON (b.9 June 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1850, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Pierre BELLEY 16 February 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Elisabeth TRUCHON dite LEVEILLE (b.abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 December 1815, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Augustin VERREAULT 23 June 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1735 Birth
7 October 1735
Lachenaie, 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Joseph TRUCHON was born 7 April 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Joseph-Marie was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Louis TRUCHON dit LEVEILLE was born 9 September 1770, Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

Joseph-Marie was 34 years old.

1771 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie THERRIEN died 16 March 1771 , Lachenaie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-de-Lachenaie)

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Marie TRUCHON dit LEVEILLÉ and Elisabeth BOIVIN 19 October 1772, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 37 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
François TRUCHON was born 11 August 1775, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 39 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Madeleine TRUCHON was born 9 June 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Joseph-Marie was 41 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Death
24 April 1790
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 54.

Added: 6/1/2017 1:20:19 PM - Updated: 1/28/2025 1:27:16 PM