Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born

28 April 1739 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1812 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Anne LAPORTE 11 October 1762 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne LAPORTE was born 14 October 1743 in Verchères, Canada, New France . Marie-Anne died 26 July 1809 in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada. Marie-Anne was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Anne-Madeleine AUDET .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Parents of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Father

Nicolas LEFEBVRE

Mother

Marguerite-Angélique GODBOUT

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR Marie MARCOTTE

Maternal grandparents

Joseph GODBOUT Marguerite MANSEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Anne LAPORTE
Marriage date: 11 October 1762
Marriage place: Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Canada

See marriage record for Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne LAPORTE
Marie-Anne LAPORTE was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAPORTE dit ST-GEORGES and Marie-Anne-Madeleine AUDET

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne LAPORTE

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

Born: 21 January 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 March 1820, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 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 — 1739
28 April 1739
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1762 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne LAPORTE 11 October 1762 , Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 23 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.

1772 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE was born 21 January 1772, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 32 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.