Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

(b. 10 June 1697 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France d. abt. 1758 , Québec Province, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 10 June 1697 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS) (maternal) Jean CUSSON and Marie FOUBERT

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Jean-Baptiste married Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) 26 January 1722 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) was born abt. 1702 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Madeleine-Catherine was the child of Jean CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) dit LAGUIGNE and Marie-Anne HÉBERT.

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died abt. 1758 in Québec Province, 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.

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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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married

Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY)-- Date: 26 January 1722 Place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) was the child of Jean CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) dit LAGUIGNE and Marie-Anne HÉBERT

Children of Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY):

Geneviève-Catherine SENNEVILLE dite LEFEBVRE (b.4 March 1723, Batiscan, Canada, New France d. abt. 1759, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France )
m. Michel-Gabriel MARTEL 27 November 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE (b.23 June 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France d. 6 August 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON 9 November 1752 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE (b.19 February 1726, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste PROULX 18 April 1747 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE (b.14 December 1727, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER 16 January 1753 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François LEFEBVRE (b.17 September 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. , )

Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE (b.abt. 1731, , Québec Province, Canada d. 11 February 1815, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Louis PROULX 5 February 1753 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Jean-Claude COMPERÉ 23 February 1784 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Therese LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE (b.14 October 1733, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 22 December 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS 7 January 1756 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE (b.9 October 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 21 April 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite TESSIER 20 May 1757 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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1697 Birth
10 June 1697
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) 26 January 1722, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 24 years old.

1723 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Catherine SENNEVILLE dite LEFEBVRE was born 4 March 1723, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE was born 23 June 1724, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE was born 19 February 1726, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE was born 14 December 1727, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
François LEFEBVRE was born 17 September 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Therese LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE was born 14 October 1733, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE was born 9 October 1735, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

1741 Marriage of Child
Geneviève-Catherine SENNEVILLE dite LEFEBVRE married 27 November 1741, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel-Gabriel MARTEL

1747 Marriage of Child
Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE married 18 April 1747, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1752 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE married 9 November 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly) to Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE married 16 January 1753, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Josephe GAUTHIER

1753 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE married 5 February 1753 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Louis PROULX

1756 Marriage of Child
Therese LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE married 7 January 1756, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS

1757 Marriage of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE married 20 May 1757 , , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marguerite TESSIER

Added: 9/6/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 7/15/2025 12:04:34 PM