Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born

15 November 1726 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

21 June 1765 , Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine-Genevieve married Joseph-Marie LAMY 10 February 1749 in Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joseph-Marie LAMY was born 21 March 1723 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . Joseph-Marie died 1 January 1764 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph-Marie was the child of Etienne LAMY and Marguerite BLAIS .

Parents & Family of Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Parents of Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Father

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother

Madeleine LEMAITRE

Grandparents of Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Paternal grandparents

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents

Charles LEMAITRE dit AUGER Madeleine CREVIER dite BELLERIVE

m. Lamy Joseph-Marie

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX married

Joseph-Marie LAMY
Marriage date: 10 February 1749
Marriage place: Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France
Joseph-Marie LAMY was the child of Etienne LAMY and Marguerite BLAIS

Children of Joseph-Marie LAMY and Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Madeleine LAMY

Born: 5 April 1750, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 25 October 1787, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Amable LAMY

Born: 27 March 1753, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 2 April 1812, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Antoinette LAMY

Born: 4 April 1755, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 1 August 1820, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Antoine LAMY

Born: abt. 1756, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 August 1759, , Québec Province, Canada

Michel LAMY

Born: 17 March 1757, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Alexis LAMY

Born: 13 September 1759, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 25 October 1819, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste LAMY

Born: 13 July 1762, Yamachiche, Canada
Died: 31 July 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Madeleine-Genevieve's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1726
15 November 1726
Louiseville, Canada, New France

1749 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine-Genevieve LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX and Joseph-Marie LAMY 10 February 1749 , Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

She was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Madeleine LAMY was born 5 April 1750, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 23 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Amable LAMY was born 27 March 1753, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 26 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Antoinette LAMY was born 4 April 1755, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 28 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Michel LAMY was born 17 March 1757, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 30 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Antoine LAMY died 12 August 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 32 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Alexis LAMY was born 13 September 1759, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 32 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LAMY was born 13 July 1762, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Madeleine-Genevieve was 35 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.