Antoine LEFEBVRE

Born

26 July 1740 , Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Died

22 May 1816 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BÉLISLE Marie-Anne DUBOIS

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Born: 26 July 1740 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit BÉLISLE

Mother: Marie-Anne DUBOIS

Paternal grandparents: Ignace LEFEBVRE dit BELISLE , Marie-Suzanne TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean DUBOIS , Jeanne RAUX (RAOUL) (RHEAULT)

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Antoine married Marie-Catherine PLANTE 24 November 1794 in Chambly, Lower Canada . Marie-Catherine PLANTE was born 14 July 1740 in Deschambault, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Deschambault). Marie-Catherine died 9 September 1817 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Marie-Catherine was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER.

Antoine LEFEBVRE died 22 May 1816 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .
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Antoine LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Catherine PLANTE
Marriage date: 24 November 1794
Marriage place: Chambly, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Catherine PLANTE was the child of Augustin PLANTE and Geneviève CHARTIER

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Birth — 1740
26 July 1740
Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France

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

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.

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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Catherine PLANTE 24 November 1794, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 54 years old.

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