Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN

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11 November 1709 , Montréal, Canada, New France

Died

6 December 1793 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Geoffroy LEFEBVRE Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

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Born: 11 November 1709 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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Pierre married Marguerite MOQUIN 22 February 1734 in Montréal, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite MOQUIN was born 11 October 1714 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite died 6 September 1754 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Marguerite was the child of Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON.

Pierre married (2) Barbe-Elizabeth BROSSEAU 22 November 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Barbe-Elizabeth BROSSEAU was born 7 April 1713 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Barbe-Elizabeth died 20 May 1777 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Barbe-Elizabeth was the child of Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON.

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN died 6 December 1793 in La Prairie, 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.

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)

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Spouse & Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN

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Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN married

Marguerite MOQUIN
Marriage date: 22 February 1734
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada, New France
Marguerite MOQUIN was the child of Pierre MOQUIN and Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite MOQUIN

Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Born: 30 November 1734, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 18 August 1801, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS 16 February 1756 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Agnès LEFEBVRE

Born: 21 January 1736, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1780 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François-Marie BOURASSA 12 February 1759 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1740, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Nicolas LEFEBVRE

Born: 5 July 1742, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: , , Canada

Josephte LEFEBVRE

Born: 31 May 1744, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 17 June 1816,

Married: Jacques BROSSEAU 4 August 1766 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Born: 20 February 1749, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE 7 November 1768 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE

Born: 22 December 1750, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 20 September 1834, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Paul BROSSARD 15 November 1773 Place: La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN married

Barbe-Elizabeth BROSSEAU
Marriage date: 22 November 1756
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Barbe-Elizabeth BROSSEAU was the child of Pierre-Hebert BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) and Barbe BOURBON

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La Nativite

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Birth — 1709
11 November 1709
Montréal, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1734 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Marguerite MOQUIN 22 February 1734, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE was born 30 November 1734, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 25 years old.

1736 Birth of Child
Agnès LEFEBVRE was born 21 January 1736, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 26 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Nicolas LEFEBVRE was born 5 July 1742, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 32 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE was born 31 May 1744, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE was born 20 February 1749, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 39 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE was born 22 December 1750, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 41 years old.

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

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MOQUIN died 6 September 1754, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN and Barbe-Elizabeth BROSSEAU 22 November 1756, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 47 years old.

1756 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE married 16 February 1756 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS

1759 Marriage of Child
Agnès LEFEBVRE married 12 February 1759 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to François-Marie BOURASSA

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.

1766 Marriage of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE married 4 August 1766, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jacques BROSSEAU

1768 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE married 7 November 1768, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Jean-Louis LERIGER dit LAPLANTE

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne LEFEBVRE married 15 November 1773, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité) to Paul BROSSARD

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Barbe-Elizabeth BROSSEAU died 20 May 1777, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1780 Death of Child
Agnès LEFEBVRE died 21 March 1780 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Pierre was 70 years old.

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

Death — 1793
6 December 1793
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 84.

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