The Vassaur family in Arkansas<\/b><\/h1>\n<\/div>A line of descendants of Pierre Levasseur emigrated to Arkansas in the 18th century<\/p>\n
version fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>
\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Stanislas LeVasseur<\/strong>, son of Pierre-No\u00ebl LeVasseur and Marie-Agn\u00e8s de Lajoue, was born on June 2, 1732, in Quebec City. On October 25, 1756, he married Marie-Fran\u00e7oise de L\u2019Oeil<\/strong>, daughter of Fran\u00e7ois de l\u2019Oeil and Charlotte Corbin, also in Quebec. Marie-Fran\u00e7oise was born on April 28, 1736, in Quebec City.<\/p>\nStanislas was a master carpenter, carver, and sculptor. Along with his brother Charles, he received his education and artistic training from their father, the renowned craftsman Pierre-No\u00ebl LeVasseur. According to the manuscript of American Jean-Charles-Henri LeVasseur<\/a>, Stanislas was elected to the Illinois Legislature on February 10, 1782. He had left Quebec with his family in 1772 to settle in Kaskaskia, Illinois.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/levasseur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/jdv2-249x300.jpg\")
Jean Duval Vassaur\/Vasseur\/LeVasseur<\/strong> was born around 1802 or 1803 at Arkansas Post, in the Louisiana Territory. A Frenchman by heritage, he spoke very little English and was more commonly known by the Anglicized version of his name\u2014John.<\/p>\nHe was the son of \u00c9tienne Victorie LeVasseur and Marie Louise Jardelas.<\/p>\n
John first married Catherine Godin<\/strong> on February 12, 1829, in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Catherine passed away unexpectedly, though the exact date of her death remains unknown.<\/p>\nFollowing her death, John married Louisa Jane Linn<\/strong> (or Lynn) on January 21, 1851, at New Gascony Catholic Church, in Desha County, Arkansas. Louisa Jane was born in 1829, either in Tennessee or Kentucky. She was the daughter of John W. Linn (or Lynn) and a mother whose name has not been recorded.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
A line of descendants of Pierre Levasseur emigrated to Arkansas in the 18th century<\/p>\n
version fran\u00e7aise<\/a><\/h6>\n<\/div>
\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Stanislas LeVasseur<\/strong>, son of Pierre-No\u00ebl LeVasseur and Marie-Agn\u00e8s de Lajoue, was born on June 2, 1732, in Quebec City. On October 25, 1756, he married Marie-Fran\u00e7oise de L\u2019Oeil<\/strong>, daughter of Fran\u00e7ois de l\u2019Oeil and Charlotte Corbin, also in Quebec. Marie-Fran\u00e7oise was born on April 28, 1736, in Quebec City.<\/p>\nStanislas was a master carpenter, carver, and sculptor. Along with his brother Charles, he received his education and artistic training from their father, the renowned craftsman Pierre-No\u00ebl LeVasseur. According to the manuscript of American Jean-Charles-Henri LeVasseur<\/a>, Stanislas was elected to the Illinois Legislature on February 10, 1782. He had left Quebec with his family in 1772 to settle in Kaskaskia, Illinois.<\/p>\nJean Duval Vassaur\/Vasseur\/LeVasseur<\/strong> was born around 1802 or 1803 at Arkansas Post, in the Louisiana Territory. A Frenchman by heritage, he spoke very little English and was more commonly known by the Anglicized version of his name\u2014John.<\/p>\nHe was the son of \u00c9tienne Victorie LeVasseur and Marie Louise Jardelas.<\/p>\n
John first married Catherine Godin<\/strong> on February 12, 1829, in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Catherine passed away unexpectedly, though the exact date of her death remains unknown.<\/p>\nFollowing her death, John married Louisa Jane Linn<\/strong> (or Lynn) on January 21, 1851, at New Gascony Catholic Church, in Desha County, Arkansas. Louisa Jane was born in 1829, either in Tennessee or Kentucky. She was the daughter of John W. Linn (or Lynn) and a mother whose name has not been recorded.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Stanislas LeVasseur<\/strong>, son of Pierre-No\u00ebl LeVasseur and Marie-Agn\u00e8s de Lajoue, was born on June 2, 1732, in Quebec City. On October 25, 1756, he married Marie-Fran\u00e7oise de L\u2019Oeil<\/strong>, daughter of Fran\u00e7ois de l\u2019Oeil and Charlotte Corbin, also in Quebec. Marie-Fran\u00e7oise was born on April 28, 1736, in Quebec City.<\/p>\n Stanislas was a master carpenter, carver, and sculptor. Along with his brother Charles, he received his education and artistic training from their father, the renowned craftsman Pierre-No\u00ebl LeVasseur. According to the manuscript of American Jean-Charles-Henri LeVasseur<\/a>, Stanislas was elected to the Illinois Legislature on February 10, 1782. He had left Quebec with his family in 1772 to settle in Kaskaskia, Illinois.<\/p>\n He was the son of \u00c9tienne Victorie LeVasseur and Marie Louise Jardelas.<\/p>\n John first married Catherine Godin<\/strong> on February 12, 1829, in Arkansas County, Arkansas. Catherine passed away unexpectedly, though the exact date of her death remains unknown.<\/p>\n Following her death, John married Louisa Jane Linn<\/strong> (or Lynn) on January 21, 1851, at New Gascony Catholic Church, in Desha County, Arkansas. Louisa Jane was born in 1829, either in Tennessee or Kentucky. She was the daughter of John W. Linn (or Lynn) and a mother whose name has not been recorded.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>Jean Duval Vassaur\/Vasseur\/LeVasseur<\/strong> was born around 1802 or 1803 at Arkansas Post, in the Louisiana Territory. A Frenchman by heritage, he spoke very little English and was more commonly known by the Anglicized version of his name\u2014John.<\/p>\n