Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE

(b. 3/17/1740 , Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France d. 2/19/1827 , Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )

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Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE was born 3/17/1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, New France

Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEVESQUE and Marie Josephe (Josette) BERUBE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Robert LEVESQUE and Marie-Charlotte AUBERT

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

Pierre-Richer married Marie-Josephe DIONNE 8 January 1770 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephe DIONNE was born 3/5/1746 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Marie-Josephe died 5/26/1835 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Josephe was the child of Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne LIZOTTE.

Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE died 2/19/1827 in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower 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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Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE married

Marie-Josephe DIONNE-- Date: 8 January 1770 Place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Josephe DIONNE was the child of Antoine DIONNE dit SANSOUCY and Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

Children of Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE and Marie-Josephe DIONNE:

Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE (b.29 November 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 January 1839, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT 23 April 1787 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Gabriel LEVESQUE (b.22 October 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 January 1865, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada East )
m. Marguerite BERUBE 19 January 1801 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Jean-Pierre LEVESQUE (b.4/3/1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11/6/1855, Saint-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Quebec, Canada)
m. Marie-Julienne PLOURDE

Louis LEVESQUE (b.3 April 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1839, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Marie GAGNON 13 February 1809 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

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1740 Birth
3/17/1740
Rivière-Ouelle, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Richer LEVESQUE and Marie-Josephe DIONNE 8 January 1770, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE was born 29 November 1770, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Richer was 30 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEVESQUE was born 22 October 1776, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Richer was 36 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Jean-Pierre LEVESQUE was born 4/3/1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Richer was 39 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Louis LEVESQUE was born 3 April 1779, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse)

Pierre-Richer was 39 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LEVESQUE married 23 April 1787, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Guillaume-Pierre MALENFANT

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

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

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

1801 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEVESQUE married 19 January 1801, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marguerite BERUBE

1809 Marriage of Child
Louis LEVESQUE married 13 February 1809, Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse) to Marie GAGNON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)