Geoffroy LEFEBVRE

Born

10 November 1715 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

1 July 1794 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Geoffroy LEFEBVRE Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

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Born: 10 November 1715 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Geoffroy LEFEBVRE

Mother: Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN , Cunegonde GERVAIS

Maternal grandparents: Jean MICHEL , Marie MARCHESSAULT

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Geoffroy married Marie-Josephte QUESNEL 4 January 1744 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Josephte QUESNEL was born 20 November 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine). Marie-Josephte died 8 May 1805 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON.

Geoffroy LEFEBVRE died 1 July 1794 in Montréal, 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.

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Marie-Josephte QUESNEL
Marriage date: 4 January 1744
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Marie-Josephte QUESNEL was the child of Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL and Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

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Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN

Born: 19 November 1746, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 9 January 1817, Montréal, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent DAGENAIS 18 January 1768 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Pierre LEFEBVRE

Born: 15 May 1750, Montréal, Canada, New France
Died: 18 July 1815, Rigaud, Lower Canada

Married: Amable CHOLETTE dite LAVIOLETTE 24 May 1773 Place: Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire)

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Birth — 1715
10 November 1715
Montréal, Canada, New France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1744 Marriage / Partner
Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Marie-Josephte QUESNEL 4 January 1744, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

He was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN was born 19 November 1746, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Geoffroy was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE was born 15 May 1750, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Geoffroy was 34 years old.

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

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte LEFEBVRE dite ST JEAN married 18 January 1768, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Laurent DAGENAIS

1773 Marriage of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE married 24 May 1773, Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire) to Amable CHOLETTE dite LAVIOLETTE

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.