Joseph LEFEBVRE

Born

10 February 1732 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

10 December 1792 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Joseph LEFEBVRE

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Born: 10 February 1732 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph LEFEBVRE

Father

Guillaume LEFEBVRE

Mother

Marie-Angélique RICHARD

Grandparents of Joseph LEFEBVRE

Paternal grandparents

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit LADOUCEUR Marie MARCOTTE

Maternal grandparents

François RICHARD Marie-Angélique BERTRAND

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Claire MATTE 20 January 1766 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Claire MATTE was born 2 January 1744 in Cap-Santé, Canada, New France . Marie-Claire died 2 July 1827 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Marie-Claire was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Rose GODIN dite JACQUOT.

Joseph LEFEBVRE died 10 December 1792 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE

Joseph LEFEBVRE married

Marie-Claire MATTE
Marriage date: 20 January 1766
Marriage place: Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Claire MATTE was the child of Nicolas MATTE and Rose GODIN dite JACQUOT

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Claire MATTE

Claire LEFEBVRE

Born: 24 September 1770, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 September 1860, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: François BELANGER 7 January 1808 Place: Maskinongé, 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 — 1732
10 February 1732
Neuville, Portneuf, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Claire MATTE 20 January 1766, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

He was 33 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Claire LEFEBVRE was born 24 September 1770, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)

Joseph was 38 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.