Pierre
LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
Born
2 May 1768
,
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
4 June 1847
,
Yamachiche, Canada East
Parents & Family of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
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Born: 2 May 1768 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
Mother:
Madeleine LAURE (LORD)
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX
, Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Jean LAURE (LORD)
, Marie-Madeleine COMEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Genevieve TOUTANT 5 October 1801 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Genevieve TOUTANT was born 17 November 1746 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Genevieve died 23 March 1814 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Genevieve was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR.
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 4 June 1847 in Yamachiche, Canada East .
m. Gelinas Pelagie
m. Toutant Genevieve
m. Toutant Genevieve
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married 
Genevieve TOUTANT
Marriage date: 5 October 1801
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Genevieve TOUTANT was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Genevieve TOUTANTMarriage date: 5 October 1801
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Genevieve TOUTANT was the child of Pierre TOUTANT and Françoise LESIEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Genevieve TOUTANT
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Birth — 17682 May 1768
Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
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)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1801 Marriage / PartnerPierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Genevieve TOUTANT 5 October 1801, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
He was 33 years old.
1814 Death of Spouse/PartnerGenevieve TOUTANT died 23 March 1814, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Death — 18474 June 1847
Yamachiche, Canada East
He died at the age of 79.
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