Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

Born

abt. 1745 , Acadia, Canada

Died

22 May 1791 , Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

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Born: abt. 1745 in Acadia, Canada

Parents of Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

Father

Jean LAURE (LORD)

Mother

Marie-Madeleine COMEAU

Grandparents of Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

Paternal grandparents

Alexandre LORD dit LAMONTAGNE Marie Françoise BARIAU (BÉRIAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre COMEAU Suzanne BÉZIER dite JOAN LARIVIÈRE

Madeleine was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Madeleine married Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 26 January 1743 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France . Joseph died 13 October 1789 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU.

Madeleine LAURE (LORD) died 22 May 1791 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

Madeleine LAURE (LORD) married

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was the child of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

Joseph DESCOTEAUX

Born: 1 December 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 January 1792, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 2 May 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 June 1847, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Genevieve TOUTANT 5 October 1801 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 19 February 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Euphrosine DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE

Born: 17 February 1777, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 February 1837, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Pelagie DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE

Born: 4 July 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1864, Yamachiche, Canada East

Jean-Olivier LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 4 May 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Firmin LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 15 March 1786, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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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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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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LAURE (LORD) and Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX 18 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph DESCOTEAUX was born 1 December 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 2 May 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

1771 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 19 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.