Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE

Born

26 December 1768 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

7 February 1846 , La Prairie, Canada East

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Louis LEFEBVRE Marie-Louise PROVOST

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Born: 26 December 1768 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis LEFEBVRE

Mother: Marie-Louise PROVOST

Paternal grandparents: Louis LEFEBVRE , Agnès PINSONNEAULT

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste PROVOST (PREVOST) , Élisabeth L'ESPINAY (LEPINE)

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

Jean-Louis married Marie-Angélique BENARD 7 July 1794 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 16 children.
Marie-Angélique BENARD was born 27 October 1777 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Angélique died 24 September 1817 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Angélique ROY.

Jean-Louis married (2) Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY 17 August 1818 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY was born 26 January 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Agathe-Pélagie died 24 September 1825 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . Marie-Agathe-Pélagie was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Agathe DENIAU (DAIGNEAU).

Jean-Louis married (3) Veronique BOUTHILLIER 10 July 1826 in La Prairie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Veronique BOUTHILLIER was born 24 September 1786 in Longueuil, Province of Québec, Canada .

Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE died 7 February 1846 in La Prairie, Canada East .
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Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Angélique BENARD
Marriage date: 7 July 1794
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Angélique BENARD was the child of Augustin BÉNARD dit CARIGNAN and Marie-Angélique ROY

Marriage notes:

St-Philippe

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE and Marie-Angélique BENARD

Louis LEFEBVRE

Born: 1 June 1795, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1796, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 June 1860, Saint-Paul-de-Île-aux-Noix, Le Haut-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada

Marie-Angelique LEFEBVRE

Born: 5 January 1797, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 June 1872,

Married: Hubert LAMOUREUX 16 November 1818 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Eustache LEFEBVRE

Born: 9 November 1798, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise TREMBLAY 15 January 1821 Place: La Prairie, Lower Canada

Barthelemy LEFEBVRE

Born: 1 September 1800, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 4 October 1880, Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Born: 13 April 1802, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Abraham LEFEBVRE

Born: 2 February 1804, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 5 July 1878, La Prairie, Québec, Canada

Joseph LEFEBVRE

Born: 17 October 1805, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Medard LEFEBVRE

Born: 12 September 1807, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 October 1807, , Québec Province, Canada

Vital LEFEBVRE

Born: 7 September 1808, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 17 February 1885, Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

Medard LEFEBVRE

Born: 11 November 1810, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 January 1811, , Québec Province, Canada

Edouard LEFEBVRE

Born: 26 October 1811, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 May 1874, , Minnesota, USA

Pierre LEFEBVRE

Born: 20 March 1813, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Adelaide LEFEBVRE

Born: 27 March 1814, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 7 July 1814, , Québec Province, Canada

Augustin LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 24 January 1816, , Québec Province, Canada

Marie-Zoe LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 17 August 1818
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY was the child of Augustin TREMBLAY and Marie-Agathe DENIAU (DAIGNEAU)

Marriage notes:

St-Philippe

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE and Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY

François-Xavier LEFEBVRE

Born: 9 June 1819, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 13 October 1888, La Prairie, Québec, Canada

Camille LEFEBVRE

Born: 18 August 1820, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 February 1821, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Alexis-Moyse LEFEBVRE

Born: 26 June 1822, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 20 September 1822, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Bernard LEFEBVRE

Born: 4 November 1823, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Sophie COUPAL 2 September 1847 Place: La Prairie, Canada East

David LEFEBVRE

Born: 9 June 1825, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE married

Veronique BOUTHILLIER
Marriage date: 10 July 1826
Marriage place: La Prairie, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE and Veronique BOUTHILLIER

Camille LEFEBVRE

Born: 14 February 1831, La Prairie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 January 1895, Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Birth — 1768
26 December 1768
La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE and Marie-Angélique BENARD 7 July 1794, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

1794 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1795 Birth of Child
Louis LEFEBVRE was born 1 June 1795, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 26 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique LEFEBVRE was born 5 January 1797, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 28 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Eustache LEFEBVRE was born 9 November 1798, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Barthelemy LEFEBVRE was born 1 September 1800, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 31 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 13 April 1802, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 33 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Abraham LEFEBVRE was born 2 February 1804, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 35 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE was born 17 October 1805, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Louis was 36 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Medard LEFEBVRE was born 12 September 1807, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Louis was 38 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Vital LEFEBVRE was born 7 September 1808, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 39 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Medard LEFEBVRE was born 11 November 1810, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Louis was 41 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Medard LEFEBVRE died 26 January 1811, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Louis was 42 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Edouard LEFEBVRE was born 26 October 1811, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 42 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE was born 20 March 1813, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Louis was 44 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Adelaide LEFEBVRE was born 27 March 1814, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Jean-Louis was 45 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique BENARD died 24 September 1817, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1818 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE and Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY 17 August 1818, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 49 years old.

Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE - 1818 Marriage St-Philippe, LaPrairie, Quebec

1818 Marriage
St-Philippe, LaPrairie, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique LEFEBVRE married 16 November 1818, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Hubert LAMOUREUX

1819 Birth of Child
François-Xavier LEFEBVRE was born 9 June 1819, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 50 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Camille LEFEBVRE was born 18 August 1820, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 51 years old.

1821 Marriage of Child
Eustache LEFEBVRE married 15 January 1821, La Prairie, Lower Canada to Marie-Louise TREMBLAY

1821 Death of Child
Camille LEFEBVRE died 12 February 1821, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 52 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Alexis-Moyse LEFEBVRE was born 26 June 1822, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 53 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Bernard LEFEBVRE was born 4 November 1823, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 54 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
David LEFEBVRE was born 9 June 1825, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 56 years old.

1825 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Agathe-Pélagie TREMBLAY died 24 September 1825, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1826 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Louis LEFEBVRE and Veronique BOUTHILLIER 10 July 1826, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 57 years old.

1826 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Camille LEFEBVRE was born 14 February 1831, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Louis was 62 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)