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Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX was born 22 November 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES (maternal) Guillaume PINARD dit BEAUCHEMIN and Jeanne-Marguerite LECLERCSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean-Baptiste married Josephte LAFOND 16 October 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte LAFOND was born 14 May 1778 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte died 30 September 1812 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Josephte was the child of François-Joseph LAFOND and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE.
Occupation
Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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.
Family and Children of Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX
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Josephte LAFOND-- Date: 16 October 1798 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX and Josephte LAFOND
Josephte LAFOND was the child of François-Joseph LAFOND and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
Children of Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX and Josephte LAFOND:
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.13 June 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1878, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )
m. Michel BOISVERT 10 May 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Josephte LAFOND-- Date: 16 October 1798 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX and Josephte LAFONDJosephte LAFOND was the child of François-Joseph LAFOND and Josephte DESROCHERS dite LAFRENIÈRE
Children of Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX and Josephte LAFOND:
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.13 June 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 30 October 1878, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )m. Michel BOISVERT 10 May 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
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1771 Birth 22 November 1771
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
1798 Marriage / PartnerJean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX and Josephte LAFOND 16 October 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 26 years old.
1799 Birth of ChildJosephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 13 June 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.
Added: 4/9/2025 11:34:38 PM
- Updated: 4/9/2025 11:36:41 PM
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