Antoine
LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
20 September 1784
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
d.
20 April 1857
,
Plessisville, Canada East
)
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Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 20 September 1784 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Monique LAFOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS (maternal) Antoine LAFOND and Marie-Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 20 November 1809 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was born 5 September 1789 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte was the child of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER.
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 20 April 1857 in Plessisville, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Family and Children of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
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Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE-- Date: 20 November 1809 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE:
Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE-- Date: 20 November 1809 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE was the child of Louis-Henri CHEVREFILS and Josephte GAUTHIER
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE:
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1784 Birth 20 September 1784
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1809 Marriage / PartnerAntoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE 20 November 1809, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
He was 25 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1857 Death 20 April 1857
Plessisville, Canada East
He died at the age of 72.
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