Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS

(b. 24 April 1739 , Batiscan, Canada, New France d. , )

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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was born 24 April 1739 in Batiscan, Canada, New France

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE and Marie-Anne MORAND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas-Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit LATAILLE and Marie-Louise DUCLOS (maternal) Jean-Baptiste MORAND dit GRIMARD and Elisabeth DUBOIS

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Joseph married Marie-Anne BARIL 25 September 1758 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Anne BARIL was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Anne died 16 April 1810 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marie-Anne was the child of Jacques BARIL and Elisabeth GRENET.

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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Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS married

Marie-Anne BARIL-- Date: 25 September 1758 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne BARIL was the child of Jacques BARIL and Elisabeth GRENET

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS and Marie-Anne BARIL:

Joseph LEFEBVRE (b.abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. 27 July 1839, Châteauguay, Lower Canada )
m. Louise NOREAU (NAURAUT) 12 January 1789 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

François LEFEBVRE (b.abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 20 February 1797 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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1739 Birth
24 April 1739
Batiscan, Canada, New France

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESPINS and Marie-Anne BARIL 25 September 1758, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 19 years old.

Added: 6/21/2016 3:28:46 PM - Updated: 12/23/2021 3:31:29 PM