LEVESQUE Francois Robert

1680 - 1765  (85 years)

• Name	LEVESQUE Francois Robert
  Birth	12 Feb 1680	La Bouteillerie, Canada, Nouvelle-France
  Gender	Male
  Death	07 Oct 1765	Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Province of Québec
  Notes	François Robert Lévesque was born 12 Feb 1680 and baptized the 14th in the house of François Deschamps de la Bouteillerie, (recorded in L’Islet). He was the son of Robert Lévesque and Jeanne Chevalier. Godparents at the infant's baptism were François Deschamps de la Bouteillerie and Catherine Gertrude Macart. The officiating priest was Pierre de Caumont.[1][2] Note: He is born in the seigneurie of La Bouteillerie, which did not have its own church then, and was next to Rivière-Ouelle. This is where his father had his land. It is stated on his baptism. He was baptized in the Lordship of the Bouteillerie (Rivière-Ouelle). There are two copies of the document, the signed original by missionary Pierre de Caumont, registered in L'Islet, and a copy signed by Deschamps Lord of La Neuville Bouteillerie recorded. Both indicate that the baptism took place at the lord Deschamps. Recensement 1681 Census: La Bouteillerie Robert Levesque, charpentier, 40 ; Jeanne Chevalier, sa femme, 36 ; enfants : Nicolas 9, Charles 7, Françoise 2 ; 4 fusils ; 11 bêtes à cornes ; 10 arpents eh valeur.[3] (sic, François, not Françoise) Marriage François Lévesque, aged 22 on the record, son of the late Robert Levêque and Jeanne Chevallier of this parish, and Marie Charlotte Aubert, aged 19 on the record and daughter of Félix Aubert and Claire Françoise Thibault of the parish of Château Richer Seigneurie de Beaupré, were married 7 Nov 1701 in Notre-Dame-de-Liesse parish of Rivière-Ouelle. In the presence of known witnesses Mons. de la Bouteillerie, François Aubert brother of the bride, Joachim Lévesque, Joseph Lévesque, Charles Brisson and Michel Meny. The celebrant priest was J. Bernard de Requeleyne.[4][5]Note: Lévesque is the preferred spelling and Lévêque is the way the name sounds, both spellings are in no way more correct than the other. Death and Burial François Robert Lévesque passed away on 7 Oct 1765 being given the age of around 86 years on the record. His burial was the following day in the cemetery of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Province of Québec. Witnessed by St-Amant. The officiating priest was Porlier.
  Person ID	I57751	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	LEVESQUE Robert,   b. 03 Sep 1642, Hautot-Saint-Sulpice, Normandie, France d. 11 Sep 1699, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 57 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	CHEVALIER Jeanne Marguerite,   b. Abt 1645, Normandie, France d. 24 Nov 1716, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, Nouvelle-France (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	22 Apr 1679	L'Ange-Gardien, Canada, Nouvelle-France
  Family ID	F25798	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	AUBERT Marie (Auber),   b. 31 Jan 1683, Château-Richer, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. 25 Mar 1765, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	07 Nov 1701	Notre-Dame-de-Liesse de Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, Nouvelle-France
  Children	1. LEVESQUE Marie Jeanne,   b. 29 Nov 1702, Rivière-Ouelle, Canada, Nouvelle-France d. 20 Apr 1782, Rivière-Ouelle, Province of Québec (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F25786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026