Louis Levasseur
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For the ice hockey player, see Jean-Louis Levasseur
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Louis Levasseur (December 27, 1671 – June 3, 1748) was a scrivener
and became lieutenant general of the admiralty court of Île Royale
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Levasseur was part of the bourgeoisie
in Lower Canada
and became secretary to Intendant Jean Bochart de Champigny
at Quebec. He then was employed in France, where he was appointed scrivener. He came back to Canada as scrivener for Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) in 1716. Two years later he was appointed lieutenant general of the admiralty court at the Fortress of Louisbourg
in present day Nova Scotia
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Jean-Louis Levasseur
Jean-Louis "Lou" Levasseur also known as Louis Levasseur , is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Minnesota North Stars during the 1979–80 NHL season...
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Louis Levasseur (December 27, 1671 – June 3, 1748) was a scrivener
Scrivener
A scrivener was traditionally a person who could read and write. This usually indicated secretarial and administrative duties such as dictation and keeping business, judicial, and history records for kings, nobles, temples, and cities...
and became lieutenant general of the admiralty court of Île Royale
Cape Breton Island
Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany....
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Levasseur was part of the bourgeoisie
Bourgeoisie
In sociology and political science, bourgeoisie describes a range of groups across history. In the Western world, between the late 18th century and the present day, the bourgeoisie is a social class "characterized by their ownership of capital and their related culture." A member of the...
in Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
and became secretary to Intendant Jean Bochart de Champigny
Jean Bochart de Champigny
Jean Bochart de Champigny, Sieur de Noroy et de Verneuil, chevalier , was Superintendent of Finances from 1624 to 1626 and intendant of New France from 1686 to 1702. He was the son of Jean Bochart de Champigny, intendant of Rouen, and Marie Boivin.- External links :* *...
at Quebec. He then was employed in France, where he was appointed scrivener. He came back to Canada as scrivener for Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) in 1716. Two years later he was appointed lieutenant general of the admiralty court at the Fortress of Louisbourg
Fortress of Louisbourg
The Fortress of Louisbourg is a national historic site and the location of a one-quarter partial reconstruction of an 18th century French fortress at Louisbourg, Nova Scotia...
in present day Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
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