Nicolas LEFEBVRE

(b. 16 February 1698 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 18 October 1788 , Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas LEFEBVRE was born 16 February 1698 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Nicolas LEFEBVRE was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR and Marie MARCOTTE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Nicolas MARCOTTE and Martine TAVREY (TAURET)

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Nicolas married Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT 29 August 1725 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT was born 25 December 1701 in Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marguerite-Angélique died 11 November 1753 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils). Marguerite-Angélique was the child of Joseph GODBOUT and Marguerite MANSEAU.

Nicolas LEFEBVRE died 18 October 1788 in Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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.

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Nicolas LEFEBVRE married

Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT-- Date: 29 August 1725 Place: Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT was the child of Joseph GODBOUT and Marguerite MANSEAU

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Children of Nicolas LEFEBVRE and Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT:

Nicolas LEFEBVRE (b.28 August 1726, La-Pérade, Canada, New France d. 17 May 1789, Donnacona, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marthe CÔTÉ 22 January 1753 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Marie-Thérèse LEFEBVRE (b.3 January 1728, Grondines, Canada, New France d. 20 October 1784, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Joseph CARPENTIER 22 January 1753 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Gabriel LEFEBVRE (b.18 January 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 11 October 1779, Saint-Ours, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY 17 January 1763 in Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception)

François-Xavier LEFEBVRE (b.11 March 1732, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 10 July 1797, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )
m. Angélique MATTE 23 January 1769 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE (b.16 March 1734, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 30 August 1766, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Thierry GODIN 7 January 1755 in Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE (b.9 May 1736, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 22 May 1736, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France )

Athanase LEFEBVRE (b.25 May 1737, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. abt. 1793, )
m. Marie-Charlotte GLADU 14 February 1793 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE (b.28 April 1739, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 10 December 1812, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne LAPORTE 11 October 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Louis-Joseph LEFEBVRE (b.19 May 1743, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 21 September 1788, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada )

Clement LEFEBVRE (b.abt. 1745, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 October 1795, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )

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1698 Birth
16 February 1698
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Nicolas LEFEBVRE - Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890

Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890

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Nicolas LEFEBVRE - 1698 Baptism Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, Quebec

1698 Baptism Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1725 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LEFEBVRE and Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT 29 August 1725, Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 27 years old.

Nicolas LEFEBVRE - 1725 Marriage Saint-Laurent-de-LIle-dOrleans, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada

1725 Marriage Saint-Laurent-de-L'Ile-d'Orleans, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1726 Birth of Child
Nicolas LEFEBVRE was born 28 August 1726, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Nicolas was 28 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse LEFEBVRE was born 3 January 1728, Grondines, Québec, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Grondines)

Nicolas was 29 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE was born 18 January 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 31 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LEFEBVRE was born 11 March 1732, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 34 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE was born 16 March 1734, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 36 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 9 May 1736, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 38 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Athanase LEFEBVRE was born 25 May 1737, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 39 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 28 April 1739, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 41 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph LEFEBVRE was born 19 May 1743, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 45 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse LEFEBVRE married 22 January 1753, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Joseph CARPENTIER

1753 Marriage of Child
Nicolas LEFEBVRE married 22 January 1753, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Marthe CÔTÉ

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT died 11 November 1753, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils)

1755 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE married 7 January 1755, Donnacona, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-des-Écureuils) (Les Ecureuils) to Thierry GODIN

1762 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married 11 October 1762 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie-Anne LAPORTE

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE married 17 January 1763 , Saint-Ours, Québec, Canada (Immaculée-Conception) to Marie-Charlotte VEL dite SANSOUCY

1766 Death of Child
Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE died 30 August 1766, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Nicolas was 68 years old.

1769 Marriage of Child
François-Xavier LEFEBVRE married 23 January 1769, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Angélique MATTE

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.