Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

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17 December 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

23 May 1833 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Geneviève BENOIT

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Born: 17 December 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother: Geneviève BENOIT

Paternal grandparents: Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX , Catherine DESROCHES

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BENOIT , Madeleine-Catherine BURELLE (BUREL)

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Geneviève married Antoine LAFOND 10 November 1783 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine LAFOND was born 25 May 1761 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine died 8 July 1841 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine was the child of Antoine LAFOND and Marie-Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX died 23 May 1833 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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)

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

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Antoine LAFOND
Marriage date: 10 November 1783
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine LAFOND was the child of Antoine LAFOND and Marie-Josephte CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Children of Antoine LAFOND and Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Louise-Françoise LAFOND

Born: 24 March 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Benoni LEROUX 10 August 1807 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite LAFOND

Born: 29 September 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 23 August 1875, Coaticook, Québec, Canada

Married: Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE 8 September 1817 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1764
17 December 1764
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX and Antoine LAFOND 10 November 1783 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 18 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Louise-Françoise LAFOND was born 24 March 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Geneviève was 21 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marguerite LAFOND was born 29 September 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Geneviève was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1807 Marriage of Child
Louise-Françoise LAFOND married 10 August 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louis-Benoni LEROUX

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LAFOND married 8 September 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE

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 England