Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born

12 February 1734 , Batiscan, Canada, New France

Died

9 March 1816 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE Josephte-Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

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Born: 12 February 1734 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Mother: Josephte-Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit LATAILLE , Marie-Louise DUCLOS

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY , Marie MORAND

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Jean-Baptiste married Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 20 June 1757 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was born 22 July 1736 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Catherine died 2 June 1806 in Batiscan, Lower Canada . Catherine was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER.

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE died 9 March 1816 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married

Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)
Marriage date: 20 June 1757
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER

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Marie LEFEBVRE

Born: 5 August 1758, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 31 December 1847, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Augustin FRIGON 10 January 1780 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born: 20 July 1760, Batiscan, Canada
Died: 25 February 1836, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Lower Canada

Married: Louise VIALA 8 April 1782 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

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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 — 1734
12 February 1734
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 20 June 1757, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 23 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marie LEFEBVRE was born 5 August 1758, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 20 July 1760, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 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.

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Marie LEFEBVRE married 10 January 1780, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin FRIGON

1782 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married 8 April 1782, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada to Louise VIALA

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)

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

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) died 2 June 1806, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Death — 1816
9 March 1816
Batiscan, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 82.

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