Madeleine HOUDE

Born

6 November 1740 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

22 August 1824 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Madeleine married Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 21 September 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 20 March 1726 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France. Pierre died 31 January 1805 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Pierre was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES .

Parents & Family of Madeleine HOUDE

Parents of Madeleine HOUDE

Father

Gabriel HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX

Mother

Madeleine HUBERT dite LACROIX

Grandparents of Madeleine HOUDE

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX Marie-Anne ROULEAU (SANSOUCY)

Maternal grandparents

Louis-Joseph HUBERT dit LACROIX Madeleine TROTTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine HOUDE

Madeleine HOUDE married

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
Marriage date: 21 September 1761
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine HOUDE

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 1 October 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Geneviève FOREST 20 September 1791 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 7 October 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 10 June 1827, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: François PROULX 19 January 1790 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Josephe SIMONEAU 9 January 1809 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT 2 June 1817 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1740
6 November 1740
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine HOUDE and Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 21 September 1761 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 20 years old.

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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 1 October 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Madeleine was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 7 October 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Madeleine was 24 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 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX married 19 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada to François PROULX

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

1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 20 September 1791, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Geneviève FOREST

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

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

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 31 January 1805 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1809 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 9 January 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Marie-Josephe SIMONEAU

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 2 June 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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