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Parish Registers for Hautot St. Sulpice, Riviere Ouelle

bpt. 2 Sept. 1642 Hautot St. Sulpice, Rouen
m. 22 Apr. 1679 L'Ange Gardien (contract 21 Apr. 1679- Notary Vachon), JEANNE MARGUERITE CHEVALIER (m.1. 19 Oct. 1671 Guillaume Lecanteur, 3. 5 Apr. 1701 Riviere Ouelle, Seigneur Jean Baptiste Francois Deschamps(m.1. Gertrude Macard, bur 16 Dec. 1703 Riviere Ouelle), bur. 25 Nov. 1716 Riviere Ouelle), d. of Jacques Chevalier and Marguerite Scorban
bur. 13 Sept. 1699 Riviere Ouelle

Robert was a ship's carpenter and came to Canada on the Saint Jean Baptiste with his employer J.B. Francois Deschamps sailing from Dieppe in June 1671. He obtained a grant of land from the Intendant Jean Talon on 29 Oct. 1672 in Riviere Ouelle. He had a grant from Sieur Deschamps on 10 Nov. 1674 of 12 arpents by 30 arpents south east of Riviere Ouelle which was increased to 42 arpents by a deed dated 1683. Robert's neighbors were Galleran Boucher and Damien Berube. Over the years, Robert Levesque accumulated a large amount of land, especially after acquiring three lots from Joseph Renaud in 1692. At the end of his life, he had two lots of 12 arpents by 42 and three other smaller ones. His wife inherited part of the land granted by Sieur DesChamps to her son Nicolas Le Canteur who died in 1692 at the age of 20.

Robert built his house and began clearing the land. During the 20 months between 1675 and 1677, he worked to build the "house" for the Seminary of Quebec. During his last four month contract, the books of the Seminary indicate that he is committed to working "on the frame". Robert Levesque was also responsible for building the first church in Rivi�re-Ouelle.

Robert was also a member of the militia who helped defend Riviere Ouelle from Phipps' attack in 1690.

The book on the Descendants of Robert Levesque and Jeanne-Marguerite Chevalier mentions that the parents of Jeanne-Marguerite are Jean Chevalier and Marguerite Romian. The Book of Silvio Dumais on the "Filles du Roi", indicates that she was one of them. This was in reference to her first marriage to Guillaume Lecanteur. It reads Jeanne Chevalier Daughter of the Deceased Jacques (Alexandre) Chevalier and Marguerite Scorban. Jette indicates that her parents were Jacques-Alexandre Chevalier and Marguerite Scorban or Scorinan. Father Archange Godbout who examined the French Records indicates that her parents were Jacques Chevalier and Marguerite Scorban. In the Biographical Dictionnary of Michel Langlois, Jeanne Chevalier is the daughter of Jacques-Alexandre Chevalier and Marguerite Scorban of St. Jacques de Dieppe, Normandie, France.

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Parish Registers for Hautot St. Sulpice, Riviere Ouelle, Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere

bpt. 21 Apr. 1682 Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, Grande Anse
m. 30 June 1705 L'Ange Gardien, ANGELIQUE LETARTE (bur. 31 Jan. 1742 Riviere Ouelle), d. of Charles Letarte and Marie Maheu
bur. 9 Nov. 1759 Riviere Ouelle

Pierre-Joachim inherited his father's house and a third of the land. His mother also lived in the same house.

"27 Janvier 1744
Inventaire des biens de la communaute de Joachim Levesque, veuf de Angelique Letarte."

Pierre died at the time of the fall of Quebec at a time when the inhabitants feared the effects of the English occupation.

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Parish Registers for Riviere Ouelle, Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere, L'Ange Gardien

bpt. 30 Oct. 1708 Riviere Ouelle
m. 6 Feb.1736 Riviere Ouelle, MARIE ANNE BOUCHARD (bpt. 29 Nov. 1713 Riviere Ouelle, m.2. 26 July 1745 Riviere Ouelle, Guillaume Miville), d. of Pierre Bouchard and Marie Anne/Magdaleine Bourassa
bur. 10 Apr. 1744 Riviere Ouelle

"28 Fevrier 1746
Vente des meubles defeu Joachim Leveque, de la Bouteillerie."

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Parish Registers for Riviere Ouelle, Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere