Antoine DESCOTEAUX

Born

17 November 1765 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

11 April 1835 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Antoine DESCOTEAUX

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Born: 17 November 1765 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Antoine DESCOTEAUX

Father

Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Mother

Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS

Grandparents of Antoine DESCOTEAUX

Paternal grandparents

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Anne THERRIEN

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

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

Antoine married Marguerite SEVIGNY 24 July 1798 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite SEVIGNY was born abt. 1777 in Québec Province, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX.

Antoine DESCOTEAUX died 11 April 1835 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

m. Sevigny Marguerite

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Antoine DESCOTEAUX

Antoine DESCOTEAUX married

Marguerite SEVIGNY
Marriage date: 24 July 1798
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marguerite SEVIGNY was the child of Antoine SÉVIGNY and Marie-Anne ST-PÈRE dite CHAMPOUX

Children of Antoine DESCOTEAUX and Marguerite SEVIGNY

Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: abt. 1799, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Antoinette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 30 November 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 26 July 1877, Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Québec, Canada

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 31 July 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 7 March 1806, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1765
17 November 1765
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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

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

1798 Marriage / Partner
Antoine DESCOTEAUX and Marguerite SEVIGNY 24 July 1798 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 32 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Antoinette LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 30 November 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 37 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 31 July 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 38 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 7 March 1806, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine was 40 years old.

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

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