Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE

(b. 9 March 1727 , Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1795 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada )

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Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE was born 9 March 1727 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE was the child of Jacques LEFEBVRE and Marie-Josephe PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie CRÊSTE (CRÊTE) (maternal) Joseph PARENT and Marie-Josephe BELANGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Basile-Louis married Suzanne PRIMEAU 12 January 1756 in Châteauguay, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne PRIMEAU was born 7 September 1735 in Sault-St-Louis, Québec, Canada (Kahnawake). Suzanne died 8 August 1810 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Suzanne was the child of Pierre PRIMEAU and Marie-Anne COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE.

Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE died 25 November 1795 in Châteauguay, Lower 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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Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE married

Suzanne PRIMEAU-- Date: 12 January 1756 Place: Châteauguay, Canada, New France
Suzanne PRIMEAU was the child of Pierre PRIMEAU and Marie-Anne COUILLARD dite LAROCQUE

Children of Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE and Suzanne PRIMEAU:

Louis-Basile LEFEBVRE (b.23 July 1756, Châteauguay, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Louise COLIGNON 12 October 1781 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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1727 Birth
9 March 1727
Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Basile-Louis LEFEBVRE and Suzanne PRIMEAU 12 January 1756, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

He was 28 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Louis-Basile LEFEBVRE was born 23 July 1756, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

Basile-Louis was 29 years old.

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.

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.

1781 Marriage of Child
Louis-Basile LEFEBVRE married 12 October 1781, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to Marie-Louise COLIGNON

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)