Joseph LEFEBVRE

(b. 16 December 1736 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. 2 October 1815 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Joseph LEFEBVRE was born 16 December 1736 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Joseph LEFEBVRE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Josephte-Elisabeth PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit LATAILLE and Marie-Louise DUCLOS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PAPILLEAU dit PÉRIGNY and Marie MORAND

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

Joseph married Madeleine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 24 May 1762 in Batiscan, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was born 22 July 1742 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Madeleine was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER.

Joseph married (2) Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE 19 January 1779 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE was born 22 April 1758 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Theotiste was the child of Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Ursule ADAM.

Joseph LEFEBVRE died 2 October 1815 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Lafontaine Marie-Theotiste
m. Massicotte Madeleine

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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Joseph LEFEBVRE married

Madeleine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)-- Date: 24 May 1762 Place: Batiscan, Canada
Madeleine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) was the child of Jacques MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT):

Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE (b.24 June 1763, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 November 1800, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph FRIGON 1 July 1782 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE-- Date: 19 January 1779 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Joseph LARIOU dit LAFONTAINE and Ursule ADAM

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE:

Victoire LEFEBVRE (b.9 June 1789, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 August 1861, Sainte-Ursule, Quebec, Canada)
m. Augustin BARIL 1 February 1813 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

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1736 Birth
16 December 1736
Batiscan, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 24 May 1762, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 25 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
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE was born 24 June 1763, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph was 26 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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Theotiste LARIOU dite LAFONTAINE 19 January 1779, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 42 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE married 1 July 1782, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Joseph FRIGON

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Birth of Child
Victoire LEFEBVRE was born 9 June 1789, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 52 years old.

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)

1800 Death of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE died 27 November 1800, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph was 63 years old.

1813 Marriage of Child
Victoire LEFEBVRE married 1 February 1813, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Augustin BARIL

1815 Death
2 October 1815
Louiseville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 7/29/2019 2:20:52 PM - Updated: 10/26/2021 7:15:50 PM