Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

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20 October 1616 , Antony, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Died

16 July 1668 , Québec Province, Canada

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Born: 20 October 1616 in Antony, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

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Pierre-Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1646.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Pierre-Michel married Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) 11 April 1646 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) was born abt. 1621 in France. Jeanne died 11 February 1697 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).

Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 16 July 1668 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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)

A Glimpse into 17th-Century New France: Life of the Average Man

Spouse & Children of Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

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Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married

Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)
Marriage date: 11 April 1646
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

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PRDH has no record of this marriage, however there are many records showing the baptisms of their children, the first one in 1647 in Trois-Rivieres.

"Certain genealogists assert that ancestor Lefebvre arrived in New France already married to Jeanne Aunois, but it is more likely that their marriage was celebrated at Trois-Rivieres about 1646. Neither the civil nor marriage record have been recovered. However, a contract recorded by Serverin Ameau, dated 2 September 1663, indicates that our ancestor was a native of Sceaux and that his father was also named Pierre."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 135

Children of Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)

Jacques LEFEBVRE

Born: 12 January 1647, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 19 February 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Married: Marie BEAUDRY 11 November 1670 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Catherine LEFEBVRE

Born: 4 December 1648, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 30 November 1705, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX 2 September 1663 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Born: 15 May 1651, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 10 September 1687, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE 28 December 1665 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Jean COLLET (COLLETTE) dit LE PICARD 13 January 1687 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Michel LEFEBVRE

Born: 3 March 1654, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 21 October 1708, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Catherine TROTTIER 3 November 1683 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE

Born: 3 April 1656, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1740, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER 12 January 1682 Place: Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 19 September 1658, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 24 December 1735, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Madeleine CUSSON 1680 Place: Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Marie-Madeleine)

Married: Geneviève GUILLET 22 May 1724 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Pierre LEFEBVRE

Born: 30 September 1661, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 3 October 1745, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Louise DANEAU (DANIAU) 30 September 1731 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

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Birth — 1616
20 October 1616
Antony, Paris, Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Biography
LEFÈBVRE, LEFÈVRE, LEFAIVRE. — De Vaivre, communes of the dep. Doubs and Haute-Saône. Faivre is a Franche-Comté word designating a metal worker. Franche-Comtois is a dialect of oïl spoken in Franche-Comté in France and in the Jura in Switzerland. Pierre Lefebvre was born around 1616 in Sceaux, archdiocese of Paris. Son of Pierre Lefebvre and Jeanne Cutiloup, he married Jeanne Auneau around 1646. From their union were born 7 children. He was in Trois-Rivières in 1642. In 1648, he was taken prisoner by the Iroquois but was released. In 1656, he settled in Cap-de-la-Madeleine. In 1667, he owned 7 cattle and 84 acres of land. The exact date of his death is unknown but he died shortly after on July 16, 1668.
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1646 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) 11 April 1646, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

He was 29 years old.

1647 Birth of Child
Jacques LEFEBVRE was born 12 January 1647, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 30 years old.

'The Journal of the Jesuits reported that on 4 July 1648, our ancestor was captured by the Iroquois... Pierre Lefebvre spent three long months as a captive among the Iroquois...'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 136

1648 Birth of Child
Catherine LEFEBVRE was born 4 December 1648, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 32 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 15 May 1651, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 34 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Michel LEFEBVRE was born 3 March 1654, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 37 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1656 Birth of Child
Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE was born 3 April 1656, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 39 years old.

1658 Birth of Child
Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 19 September 1658, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 41 years old.

1661 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE was born 30 September 1661, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Pierre-Michel was 44 years old.

1663 Marriage of Child
Catherine LEFEBVRE married 2 September 1663, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Antoine TROTTIER dit DESRUISSEAUX

1665 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE married 28 December 1665, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Pierre-Felix THUNAY (TUNÉ) dit DUFRESNE

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Les Trois Rivieres
Pierre lefebvre - 50 habitant

Jeanne Aunois - 45 sa femme

Jacques lefebvre - 19 fils

Michel lefebvre - 12 fils

Ignace lefebvre - 10 fils

Ange lefebvre - 7 fils

pierre lefebvre - 5 fils

Noel Charpentier - 19

Jean ledue - 19

Et Jean Vinconneau - 36 domestique
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1668
'AS BEST WE CAN DETERMINE, DURING THE SUMMER OF 1668 PIERRE, PROBABLY FEELING THAT HIS END WAS NEAR, PUT HIS AFFAIRS IN ORDER...'

THOMAS J. LAFOREST
OUR FRENCH-CANADIAN ANCESTORS : VOLUME VI, PAGE 138