Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Born

30 November 1734 , La Prairie, Canada, New France

Died

18 August 1801 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Marguerite married Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS 16 February 1756 in La Prairie, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS was born 2 March 1730 in Saint-Lambert, Canada, New France. Dominique-Raphael died 23 August 1767 in La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada . Dominique-Raphael was the child of Joseph BEAUVAIS and Jeanne DEMERS .

Parents & Family of Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Parents of Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Father

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit ST-JEAN

Mother

Marguerite MOQUIN

Grandparents of Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents

Geoffroy LEFEBVRE Madeleine MICHEL (MICHAUD)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre MOQUIN Marie-Catherine BISAILLON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Marguerite LEFEBVRE married

Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS
Marriage date: 16 February 1756
Marriage place: La Prairie, Canada, New France
Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS was the child of Joseph BEAUVAIS and Jeanne DEMERS

Children of Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS and Marguerite LEFEBVRE

Marguerite BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME

Born: 12 October 1757, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 16 May 1827, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste MARIER dit STE-MARIE 29 January 1776 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Jeanne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME

Born: 18 July 1759, La Prairie, Canada, New France
Died: 29 July 1828 , La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Augustin BAZINET 18 November 1775 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS

Born: 17 January 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 6 August 1814, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie MOQUIN 11 October 1779 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME

Born: 22 October 1764, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 January 1829, La Prairie, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET 26 November 1787 Place: La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1734
30 November 1734
La Prairie, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite LEFEBVRE and Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS 16 February 1756 , La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

She was 21 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Marguerite BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME was born 12 October 1757, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Jeanne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME was born 18 July 1759, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS was born 17 January 1761, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marguerite was 26 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME was born 22 October 1764, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

Marguerite was 29 years old.

1767 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dominique-Raphael BEAUVAIS died 23 August 1767, La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité)

1775 Marriage of Child
Jeanne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME married 18 November 1775 , La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Augustin BAZINET

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.

1776 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME married 29 January 1776, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste MARIER dit STE-MARIE

1779 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josette ST-GEMME dite BEAUVAIS married 11 October 1779, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Marie MOQUIN

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BEAUVAIS dite ST-GEMME married 26 November 1787, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada to Jacques CAILLÉ dit BISCORNET

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)

Death — 1801
18 August 1801
La Prairie, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 66.

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