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Born
abt. 1648 ,  Bois-Guillaumne, Normandie, France
Died
4 April 1694 ,  La Prairie, Canada, New France

Age: 42
Pierre  married  Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ 4 September 1673 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ  was born 14 September 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marie-Marguerite died 7 June 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marguerite ROSEE .
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Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1673.
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Pierre  married  Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ 4 September 1673 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ  was born 14 September 1653 in Québec, Canada, New France .  Marie-Marguerite died 7 June 1720 in La Prairie, Canada, New France .  Marie-Marguerite was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marguerite ROSEE.




Son of Robert Lefebvre and Jeanne Autin
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Recorded occupation: Capitaine de milice

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE

Pierre LEFEBVRE married flag female ancestor Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 4 September 1673
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783


Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ (GASNIER) and Marguerite ROSEE

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Notre-Dame de-LaPrairie de-la-Madeleine, QC, Canada


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Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ


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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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Invention 1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)
Invention 1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity
marriage1673 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE and Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ 4 September 1673, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Pierre LEFEBVRE - 1673 Marriage. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec
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1673 Marriage. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1676 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE was born 12 September 1676, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1679 Birth of Child
François LEFEBVRE was born 17 February 1679, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1681 Canadian Census Prairie de la Magdelaine
Pierre Lefebure, 33
Marguerite Gagnier, sa femme, 30
enfants:
Mathieu, 10
Pierre, 8
Joseph, 7
Marguerite, 6
Francois, 4
Marie, 1

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
1681 Birth of Child
Marie LEFEBVRE was born 5 February 1681, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1683 Birth of Child
Anne LEFEBVRE was born 26 May 1683, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1684 Birth of Child
Laurent LEFEBVRE was born 12 November 1684, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1685 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE was born 2 April 1685, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1688 Birth of Child
Susanne LEFEBVRE was born 20 October 1688, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1690 Birth of Child
Joseph-Laurent LEFEBVRE was born 24 November 1690, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
1693 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE was born 29 June 1693, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)
Pierre LEFEBVRE - 1694 Death. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec
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1694 Death. La Nativitie de la B-V-M, La Prairie, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
DeathDeath — 1694
4 April 1694
La Prairie, Canada, New France
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