Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born

29 March 1702 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1771 , Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR Marie MARCOTTE

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Born: 29 March 1702 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR

Mother: Marie MARCOTTE

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas MARCOTTE , Martine TAVREY (TAURET)

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise GIGNAC 5 February 1725 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Louise GIGNAC was born 21 March 1700 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Louise died 10 June 1776 in Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante). Marie-Louise was the child of François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS.

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE died 13 October 1771 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Louise GIGNAC
Marriage date: 5 February 1725
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Louise GIGNAC was the child of François GIGNAC and Marie-Anne DUCLOS

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Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise GIGNAC

Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

Born: 12 November 1725, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 11 May 1799, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE

Born: 26 April 1727, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1783, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born: 27 October 1728, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Francoise LEFEBVRE

Born: 25 February 1730, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 11 January 1796, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste CHASTENAY 26 January 1750 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Madeleine LEFEBVRE

Born: 23 December 1731, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1815, La-Pérade, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS 2 February 1761 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph LEFEBVRE

Born: 22 December 1733, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1801, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Angelique PERRAULT 7 February 1757 Place: Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault)

Nicolas LEFEBVRE

Born: 27 September 1735, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 5 March 1810, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Michel LEFEBVRE

Born: 31 August 1737, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1738, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Jacques-Philippe LEFEBVRE

Born: 29 August 1739, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 1 September 1739, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France

François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE

Born: 1 November 1740, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 7 April 1813, Cap-Santé, Lower Canada

Married: Thérèse PETIT 14 February 1763 Place: Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Therese LEFEBVRE

Born: 15 September 1743, Cap-Santé, Canada, New France
Died: 15 April 1774, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1702
29 March 1702
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1725 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie-Louise GIGNAC 5 February 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 22 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE was born 12 November 1725, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 23 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE was born 26 April 1727, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 27 October 1728, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 25 February 1730, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE was born 23 December 1731, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE was born 22 December 1733, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 31 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Nicolas LEFEBVRE was born 27 September 1735, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Michel LEFEBVRE was born 31 August 1737, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Jacques-Philippe LEFEBVRE was born 29 August 1739, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE was born 1 November 1740, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Therese LEFEBVRE was born 15 September 1743, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Jean-Baptiste was 41 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE married 26 January 1750, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste CHASTENAY

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

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE married 7 February 1757, Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault) to Angelique PERRAULT

1761 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE married 2 February 1761, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Jean-Baptiste LANGLOIS

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.

1763 Marriage of Child
François-De-Sales LEFEBVRE married 14 February 1763, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante) to Thérèse PETIT