Joseph
LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
(b.
23 March 1695
,
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
d.
7 September 1771
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
)
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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 23 March 1695 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) (maternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Catherine BENOIT 30 May 1730 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children. Catherine BENOIT was born 15 November 1704 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine died 22 February 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine was the child of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL.
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 7 September 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, 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 Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
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Catherine BENOIT-- Date: 30 May 1730 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Catherine BENOIT was the child of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL
Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine BENOIT:
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.23 August 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne DENEVERS dite BOISVERT 8 January 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Marie-Louise FRECHET 6 August 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.19 March 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste CONSTANTINEAU 8 January 1759 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.19 March 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Nathalie-Mathilde RICHARD 4 February 1765 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
Catherine BENOIT-- Date: 30 May 1730 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France Catherine BENOIT was the child of Gabriel BENOIT and Marie ROUSSEL
Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine BENOIT:
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.23 August 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 1 August 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )m. Marie-Anne DENEVERS dite BOISVERT 8 January 1760 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Marie-Louise FRECHET 6 August 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Jeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.19 March 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )m. Jean-Baptiste CONSTANTINEAU 8 January 1759 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.19 March 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )m. Nathalie-Mathilde RICHARD 4 February 1765 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
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1695 Birth 23 March 1695
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Baptism
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1730 Marriage / PartnerJoseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine BENOIT 30 May 1730, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 35 years old.
1735 Birth of ChildClaude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 23 August 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 40 years old.
1737 Birth of ChildJeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 19 March 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 42 years old.
1740 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 19 March 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 45 years old.
1741 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine BENOIT died 22 February 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1759 Marriage of ChildJeanne LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX married 8 January 1759 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste CONSTANTINEAU
1760 Marriage of ChildClaude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 8 January 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Anne DENEVERS dite BOISVERT
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.1765 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 4 February 1765 , Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Nathalie-Mathilde RICHARD
1770 Marriage of ChildClaude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 6 August 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Louise FRECHET
1771 Death 7 September 1771
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 76.
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