Marie-Josephte QUESNEL

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20 November 1724 , Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1805 , Montréal, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

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Born: 20 November 1724 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste QUESNEL

Mother: Marie-Jeanne AUBUCHON

Paternal grandparents: Olivier QUESNEL , Catherine PRUD'HOMME

Maternal grandparents: Joseph AUBUCHON dit DESALLIERS , Elisabeth-Isabelle CUSSON

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Marie-Josephte married Geoffroy LEFEBVRE 4 January 1744 in Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geoffroy LEFEBVRE was born 10 November 1715 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geoffroy died 1 July 1794 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Geoffroy was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD).

Marie-Josephte QUESNEL died 8 May 1805 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Geoffroy LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 4 January 1744
Marriage place: Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France
Geoffroy LEFEBVRE was the child of Geoffroy LEFEBVRE and Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

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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 — 1724
20 November 1724
Lachine, Montréal, Canada, New France

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

She was 19 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)

Marie-Josephte was 22 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)

Marie-Josephte was 25 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.