Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born

27 June 1722 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

20 May 1803 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN 18 January 1751 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN was born 13 March 1732 in Nicolet, Canada, New France . Louise died 30 November 1786 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . Louise was the child of Guillaume PINARD dit BEAUCHEMIN and Jeanne-Marguerite LECLERC .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Father

Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother

Catherine DESROCHES

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents

Pierre DESROCHERS Suzanne RABOUIN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married

Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: Nicolet, Canada, New France
Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN was the child of Guillaume PINARD dit BEAUCHEMIN and Jeanne-Marguerite LECLERC

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN

Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX

Born: 22 November 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LAFOND 16 October 1798 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1722
27 June 1722
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN 18 January 1751, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX was born 22 November 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 49 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)

1786 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN died 30 November 1786, 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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX married 16 October 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Josephte LAFOND

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

Death — 1803
20 May 1803
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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