HELP! flag male ancestor  Claude  LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

  (b. 10 June 1688 ,  Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France   d. 18 June 1749 ,  Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )  

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Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 10 June 1688 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Claude 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 FOUBERT

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Claude  married  Catherine DESROCHES 30 December 1712 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children. Catherine DESROCHES  was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Catherine died 26 April 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Catherine was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN.

Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 18 June 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .
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Did You Know? 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.

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Did You Know? 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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Family and Children of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married flag female ancestor Catherine DESROCHES-- Date: 30 December 1712 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
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Catherine DESROCHES was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN




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Children of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES:

flag male ancestor Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.17 December 1713, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France   d. 25 November 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER 23 July 1736 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag female ancestor Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE (b.27 July 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 3 May 1744 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE (b.27 June 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France  d. 20 May 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN 18 January 1751 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

flag female ancestor Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.5 June 1724, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. , )
m. Étienne-Gabriel GAUTHIER 17 February 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.20 March 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France  d. 31 January 1805 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève-Louise BEAUDET 10 February 1755 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Madeleine HOUDE 21 September 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX (b.13 January 1728, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 26 November 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS 17 January 1752 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

flag male ancestor Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX (b.24 December 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 14 February 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LABBE 25 February 1759 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)
m. Geneviève BENOIT 30 March 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Ancestor is complete!flag female ancestor Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX (b.22 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 4 November 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 11 September 1751 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag female ancestor Elisabeth LEFEBVRE (b.15 September 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 21 February 1810, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Joseph CELLIER 5 October 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag female ancestor Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.1 August 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 27 January 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Etienne BEAUPRE 28 April 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag female ancestor Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE (b.8 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 16 February 1822, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada)
m. Charles GUAY 8 October 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)



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birth1688 Birth
10 June 1688
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France
Baptism
Baptism found in Drouin Collection - Saint-Marie-Madeleine, Cap-de-la-Madeleine

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Invention 1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)
marriage1712 Marriage / Partner
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES 30 December 1712, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 24 years old.
1713 Birth of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 17 December 1713, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 25 years old.
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
Invention 1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard
1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 27 July 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 32 years old.
1722 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 27 June 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Claude was 34 years old.
1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 5 June 1724, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 36 years old.
1726 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 20 March 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Claude was 37 years old.
1728 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 13 January 1728, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 39 years old.
1729 Birth of Child
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 24 December 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 41 years old.
1732 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 22 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 43 years old.
marriage1736 Marriage of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 23 July 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER
1737 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 15 September 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 49 years old.
1740 Birth of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 1 August 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 52 years old.
1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE was born 8 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 53 years old.
marriage1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE married 3 May 1744, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA
1745 Death of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 25 November 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 57 years old.
death1749 Death
18 June 1749
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 61.
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