Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER

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18 October 1731 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

22 April 1791 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER Geneviève LAURENDEAU

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Born: 18 October 1731 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER

Mother: Geneviève LAURENDEAU

Paternal grandparents: Jean LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER , Reine MESNY

Maternal grandparents: Jean LAURENDEAU , Marie THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER 20 January 1753 in Montmagny, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER was born 14 March 1739 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Genevieve died 6 April 1806 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS.

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER died 22 April 1791 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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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.

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)

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER married

Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER
Marriage date: 20 January 1753
Marriage place: Montmagny, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER was the child of Pierre-Basile FOURNIER and Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER

Born: 22 April 1769, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1836, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angelique TALBOT dite GERVAIS 4 February 1800 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER

Born: 8 May 1778, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 July 1865, Saint-Fabien, Canada East

Married: Marie-Modeste THIBAULT 24 November 1812 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1731
18 October 1731
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER 20 January 1753, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 21 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.

1769 Birth of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was born 22 April 1769, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER was born 8 May 1778, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 46 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)