Jean-Marie LEFEBVRE

Born

6 December 1725 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

22 February 1796 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

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Pierre LEFEBVRE Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

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Born: 6 December 1725 in La Prairie, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEFEBVRE

Mother: Marie-Louise BROSSEAU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre LEFEBVRE , Marie-Marguerite GAGNÉ

Maternal grandparents: Denis BROSSEAU (BROUSSEAU) , Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT

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Jean-Marie married Marguerite DEMERS 18 January 1751 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite DEMERS was born 3 April 1731 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Jean-François DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU).

Jean-Marie LEFEBVRE died 22 February 1796 in La Prairie, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Marie LEFEBVRE married

Marguerite DEMERS
Marriage date: 18 January 1751
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Marguerite DEMERS was the child of Jean-François DEMERS (DUMAIS) and Marie-Josephte DENEAU (DENIAU)

Children of Jean-Marie LEFEBVRE and Marguerite DEMERS

Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Born: 16 April 1753, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 23 September 1780, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Catherine LEFEBVRE

Born: 2 November 1765, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 May 1839, La Prairie, Lower Canada

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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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Birth — 1725
6 December 1725
La Prairie, Canada, New France

1751 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie LEFEBVRE and Marguerite DEMERS 18 January 1751 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

He was 25 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE was born 16 April 1753, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Marie was 27 years old.

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.

1765 Birth of Child
Catherine LEFEBVRE was born 2 November 1765, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Marie was 39 years old.

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.

1780 Death of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE died 23 September 1780, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Jean-Marie was 54 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

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

Death — 1796
22 February 1796
La Prairie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 70.

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