Nicolas LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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17 January 1690 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

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Born: 17 January 1690 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX , Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)

Maternal grandparents: Jean CUSSON , Marie FOUBERT

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Nicolas married Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON 6 July 1717 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON was born 18 September 1698 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Madeleine died 18 April 1769 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Madeleine was the child of Mathieu COURRIER dit BOURGUIGNON and Marie-Madeleine VANASSE.

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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Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON
Marriage date: 6 July 1717
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON was the child of Mathieu COURRIER dit BOURGUIGNON and Marie-Madeleine VANASSE

Children of Nicolas LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON

Charlotte LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: abt. 1721, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 16 February 1787, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Thomas THERRIEN 20 November 1737 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louise COURVILLE dite LEFEBVRE

Born: 16 October 1722, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Claude LYONNAIS 11 May 1739 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 22 September 1725, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1784, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph-Louis BROUILLET dit LAVIGEUR 1757

Agathe LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 28 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT) 6 November 1752 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1690
17 January 1690
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1717 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine COURRIER dite BOURGUIGNON 6 July 1717, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 27 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Louise COURVILLE dite LEFEBVRE was born 16 October 1722, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Nicolas was 32 years old.

1725 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 22 September 1725, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Agathe LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 28 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Nicolas was 42 years old.

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