Lévesque/Pelletier Genealogy - Person Sheet
Lévesque/Pelletier Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Firmin Lévesque 
Alias/AKAJoseph Thomas Bishop - “Tom”
Birth12 Jan 1865, Isle Verte, QC3
Christen14 Jan 1865, Isle Verte, QC3
Death1929
OccupationLighthouse Keeper, Fisherman
Census1880, West Bay City, Bay, MI
FatherFirmin Lévesque (1829-1905)
MotherEsther Pelletier (1832-1900)
Spouses
Birth4 Sep 1868, Ashfield, Huron, ON
Death20 Oct 1953, Detroit, Wayne, MI
BurialDetroit, Wayne, MI
FatherPatrick O'Sullivan
MotherCatherine Deane
Marriageabt 1892
ChildrenFirmin Joseph (1894-1960)
Melvin Joseph (1896-)
Helen (1900-1971)
Anna (Died as Infant) (~1900-1901)
Hazen Pingree (1901-1986)
Alvin Edward Francis (1902-1954)
Margaret Dorothy Eugene Rose (1905-1989)
Mary Joseph (1908-1996)
Notes for Joseph Firmin Lévesque
Family resided in "Banks" suburb of Bay City, MI beginning about 1872, where children of Firmin/Esther Lévesque probably used surname "Bishop", translation of "Lévesque".
John Bishop's charts give a name of "Joseph Thomas".5 Repertoire des naissandes de L'Isle Verte QC indicates name of "Firmin".3
1880 U.S. Census - Joseph BISHOP - age 16 - Saw Mill
Joseph Thomas Bishop was first assistant lighthouse keeper at Point Iroquois in upper Michigan on Lake Superior from 9 Sep 1895 until 1 Sep 1896, approximately 10 miles from Brimley, MI. He was promoted to keeper 1 Sep 1896 until 17 Feb 1904. He had 2 assistants.1
John Bishop's charts give a name of "Joseph Thomas".5 Repertoire des naissandes de L'Isle Verte QC indicates name of "Firmin".3
1880 U.S. Census - Joseph BISHOP - age 16 - Saw Mill
Joseph Thomas Bishop was first assistant lighthouse keeper at Point Iroquois in upper Michigan on Lake Superior from 9 Sep 1895 until 1 Sep 1896, approximately 10 miles from Brimley, MI. He was promoted to keeper 1 Sep 1896 until 17 Feb 1904. He had 2 assistants.1
Notes for Rosalia (Spouse 1)
Upon the death of her husband in 1929, Rose moved to Detroit and lived with her daughter Margaret and granddaughter Anne (Mickey) until her passing in 1953.