Catherine DESROCHES

(b. abt. 1696 , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 April 1780 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine DESROCHES was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada

Catherine DESROCHES was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean RABOUIN and Marguerite ARDION

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

Catherine married Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 30 December 1712 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children. Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 10 June 1688 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine). Claude died 18 June 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Claude was the child of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON.

Catherine DESROCHES died 26 April 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Family and Children of Catherine DESROCHES

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Catherine DESROCHES married

Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX-- Date: 30 December 1712 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
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Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

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Children of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES:

Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.17 December 1713, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France d. 25 November 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER 23 July 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE (b.27 July 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 3 May 1744 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE (b.27 June 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 20 May 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN 18 January 1751 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.5 June 1724, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Étienne-Gabriel GAUTHIER 17 February 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.20 March 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1805 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève-Louise BEAUDET 10 February 1755 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Madeleine HOUDE 21 September 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.13 January 1728, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 26 November 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS 17 January 1752 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.24 December 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 14 February 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LABBE 25 February 1759 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Geneviève BENOIT 30 March 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.22 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 4 November 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 11 September 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE (b.15 September 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 21 February 1810, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph CELLIER 5 October 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.1 August 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 27 January 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne BEAUPRE 28 April 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE (b.8 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 16 February 1822, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Charles GUAY 8 October 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Catherine DESROCHES and Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 30 December 1712, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1713 Birth of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 17 December 1713, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 27 July 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1722 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 27 June 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 5 June 1724, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 20 March 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

1728 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 13 January 1728, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1729 Birth of Child
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 24 December 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1732 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 22 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1736 Marriage of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 23 July 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER

1737 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 15 September 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1740 Birth of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 1 August 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE was born 8 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE married 3 May 1744, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

1745 Death of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 25 November 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1749 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX married 17 February 1749, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Étienne-Gabriel GAUTHIER

1749 Death of Spouse/Partner
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 18 June 1749, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1751 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married 18 January 1751, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN

1751 Marriage of Child
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX married 11 September 1751, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX

1752 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 17 January 1752, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 10 February 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Geneviève-Louise BEAUDET

1759 Marriage of Child
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 25 February 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LABBE

1761 Marriage of Child
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 30 March 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Geneviève BENOIT

1761 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 21 September 1761 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Madeleine HOUDE

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE married 8 October 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Charles GUAY

1767 Marriage of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX married 28 April 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Etienne BEAUPRE

1767 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE married 5 October 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph CELLIER

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.