Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

(b. 26 January 1743 , Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France d. 13 October 1789 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 26 January 1743 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

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

Joseph married Madeleine LAURE (LORD) 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine LAURE (LORD) was born abt. 1745 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Madeleine died 22 May 1791 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Madeleine was the child of Jean LAURE (LORD) and Marie-Madeleine COMEAU.

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 13 October 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Lord Madeleine

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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.

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)

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Madeleine LAURE (LORD)-- Date: 18 February 1765 Place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LAURE (LORD) was the child of Jean LAURE (LORD) and Marie-Madeleine COMEAU

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD):

Joseph DESCOTEAUX (b.1 December 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 January 1792, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.2 May 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 June 1847, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Genevieve TOUTANT 5 October 1801 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.19 February 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Euphrosine DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE (b.17 February 1777, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1837, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

Pelagie DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE (b.4 July 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1864, Yamachiche, Canada East )

Jean-Olivier LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.4 May 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Firmin LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.15 March 1786, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 July 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada )

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1743 Birth
26 January 1743
Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France

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

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 / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD) 18 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph DESCOTEAUX was born 1 December 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 2 May 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 19 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Euphrosine DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE was born 17 February 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Pelagie DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE was born 4 July 1779, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Olivier LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 4 May 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Firmin LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 15 March 1786, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 43 years old.