Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

(b. 26 June 1740 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 5 June 1815 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 26 June 1740 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX 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 LAMPRON

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Francois married Marie-Amable PERRON 12 February 1771 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Amable PERRON was born 10 February 1752 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Marie-Amable died 28 July 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Amable was the child of Louis PERRON dit SUIRE and Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS.

Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 5 June 1815 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

m. Perron Marie-Amable

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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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Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married

Marie-Amable PERRON-- Date: 12 February 1771 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Amable PERRON was the child of Louis PERRON dit SUIRE and Marie-Agathe ABRAHAM dite DESMARAIS

Children of Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Amable PERRON:

Francois-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1777, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Josephte HOUDE 27 January 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1740 Birth
26 June 1740
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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.

1771 Marriage / Partner
Francois LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Amable PERRON 12 February 1771 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 30 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)

1790 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Amable PERRON died 28 July 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 27 January 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josephte HOUDE

1815 Death
5 June 1815
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 74.

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