Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

(b. 1 August 1740 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1799 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 1 August 1740 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN

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Francoise married Etienne BEAUPRE 28 April 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Etienne BEAUPRE was born 20 August 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Etienne was the child of François-Pierre BEAUPRE and Thérèse MERCIER.

Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX died 27 January 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

m. Beaupre Etienne

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Etienne BEAUPRE-- Date: 28 April 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Etienne BEAUPRE was the child of François-Pierre BEAUPRE and Thérèse MERCIER

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1740 Birth
1 August 1740
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX and Etienne BEAUPRE 28 April 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 26 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.