Michel-Gabriel
LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
31 May 1736
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
12 April 1802
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
)
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Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 31 May 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Anne THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and Marguerite LAMPRONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Michel-Gabriel married Catherine CAILLÉ 24 August 1767 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine CAILLÉ was born 26 December 1750 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Catherine died 15 August 1811 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine was the child of Jean-Baptiste CAILLÉ and Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE.
Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 12 April 1802 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.
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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 Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
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Catherine CAILLÉ-- Date: 24 August 1767 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine CAILLÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste CAILLÉ and Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE
Children of Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine CAILLÉ:
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Michel GAGNON 7 January 1799 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX (b.26 October 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1850, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)
m. Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA 19 February 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.21 February 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1851, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)
Angelique LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 October 1857, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
Marguerite LEFEBVRE (b.4 October 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 February 1826, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Antoine GAUTHIER 20 April 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine CAILLÉ-- Date: 24 August 1767 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, CanadaCatherine CAILLÉ was the child of Jean-Baptiste CAILLÉ and Catherine DULIGNON dite LAMIRANDE
Children of Michel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine CAILLÉ:
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , ) Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )m. Michel GAGNON 7 January 1799 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX (b.26 October 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1850, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)m. Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA 19 February 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.21 February 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 April 1851, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East) Angelique LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada d. 29 October 1857, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East ) Marguerite LEFEBVRE (b.4 October 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 February 1826, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)m. Antoine GAUTHIER 20 April 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
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1736 Birth 31 May 1736
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
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 / PartnerMichel-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine CAILLÉ 24 August 1767, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
He was 31 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildGabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX was born 26 October 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Michel-Gabriel was 34 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildJoseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 21 February 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Michel-Gabriel was 36 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarguerite LEFEBVRE was born 4 October 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Michel-Gabriel was 48 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1798 Marriage of ChildGabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX married 19 February 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA
1799 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX married 7 January 1799, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Michel GAGNON
1802 Death 12 April 1802
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.
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