Joseph LEFEBVRE

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abt. 1762 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

27 July 1839 , Châteauguay, Lower Canada

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS Marie-Anne BARIL

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Born: abt. 1762 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS

Mother: Marie-Anne BARIL

Paternal grandparents: Antoine LEFEBVRE , Marie-Anne MORAND

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BARIL , Elisabeth GRENET

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Joseph married Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT) 12 January 1789 in Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT) was born abt. 1775 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Louise died 3 November 1831 in Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) . Louise was the child of Jean-Joseph NOREAU and Marie-Genevieve MARANDA.

Joseph LEFEBVRE died 27 July 1839 in Châteauguay, 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.

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Joseph LEFEBVRE married

Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT)
Marriage date: 12 January 1789
Marriage place: Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT) was the child of Jean-Joseph NOREAU and Marie-Genevieve MARANDA

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT)

Julie LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François GUENARD dit LÉONARD 10 January 1820 Place: Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay)

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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)

1789 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE and Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT) 12 January 1789, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

1789 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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

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

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

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 Marriage of Child
Julie LEFEBVRE married 10 January 1820, Châteauguay, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-Chateauguay) to François GUENARD dit LÉONARD

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England