Abraham-Francois
LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER
Born
8 May 1778
,
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
5 July 1865
,
Saint-Fabien, Canada East
Parents & Family of Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER
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Born: 8 May 1778 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Mother:
Marie-Genevieve FOURNIER
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER
, Geneviève LAURENDEAU
Maternal grandparents:
Pierre-Basile FOURNIER
, Marie-Madeleine LANGLOIS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham-Francois married Marie-Modeste THIBAULT 24 November 1812 in Montmagny, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Modeste THIBAULT was born 15 December 1785 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Modeste died 23 February 1832 in Saint-Fabien, Québec, Canada. Marie-Modeste was the child of Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE.
Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER died 5 July 1865 in Saint-Fabien, Canada East.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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)
Spouse & Children of Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER
Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER married 
Marie-Modeste THIBAULT
Marriage date: 24 November 1812
Marriage place: Montmagny, Lower Canada
Marie-Modeste THIBAULT was the child of Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Modeste THIBAULTMarriage date: 24 November 1812
Marriage place: Montmagny, Lower Canada
Marie-Modeste THIBAULT was the child of Etienne THIBAULT (THIBEAU, THIBEAULT) and Brigitte GAGNE dite BELLAVANCE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Abraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Modeste THIBAULT
Vitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGERMarried: Louis FOURNIER 18 November 1845 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
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Birth — 17788 May 1778
Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1812 Marriage / PartnerAbraham-Francois LEFEBVRE dit BOULANGER and Marie-Modeste THIBAULT 24 November 1812, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
He was 34 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1824 Birth of ChildVitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER was born 9 February 1824, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
Abraham-Francois was 45 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1832 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Modeste THIBAULT died 23 February 1832, Saint-Fabien, Québec, Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1845 Marriage of ChildVitaline LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER married 18 November 1845, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Louis FOURNIER
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18655 July 1865
Saint-Fabien, Canada East
He died at the age of 87.
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