Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born

17 June 1730 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

14 July 1795 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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Born: 17 June 1730 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Parents of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Father

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother

Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Grandparents of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Paternal grandparents

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents

Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

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

Pierre married Josephte BERNARD dite JOLICOEUR 10 January 1763 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . Josephte BERNARD dite JOLICOEUR was born 21 April 1725 in Montréal, Canada, New France . Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNARD dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Anne MOREAU.

Pierre married (2) Therese DEVEAU 23 June 1766 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Therese DEVEAU was born 10 February 1739 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France . Therese died 13 May 1793 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Therese was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEVEAU and Louise SAVARY (SAVARIA).

Pierre married (3) Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 21 October 1793 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was born 22 March 1730 in Maskinongé, Canada, New France . Veronique died 13 December 1813 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . Veronique was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON.

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 14 July 1795 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Bernard Josephte
m. Courchesne Veronique
m. Deveau Therese

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Josephte BERNARD dite JOLICOEUR
Marriage date: 10 January 1763
Marriage place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Josephte BERNARD dite JOLICOEUR was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNARD dit JOLICOEUR and Marie-Anne MOREAU

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte BERNARD dite JOLICOEUR

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Therese DEVEAU
Marriage date: 23 June 1766
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese DEVEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste DEVEAU and Louise SAVARY (SAVARIA)

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Therese DEVEAU

Pierre LEFEBVRE

Born: 3 July 1767, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 February 1768, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre DESCOTEAUX dit LEFEBVRE

Born: abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Michel LEFEBVRE

Born: 8 July 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX dit LEFEBVRE

Born: 27 June 1774, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Louise LEFEBVRE

Born: 5 September 1776, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 September 1777, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis LEFEBVRE

Born: 13 July 1780, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Anne DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE

Born: 22 May 1785, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE
Marriage date: 21 October 1793
Marriage place: Louiseville, Lower Canada
Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE was the child of Jean-Baptiste-François FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Marguerite BERGERON

Children of Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE

No children are currently listed for this couple.

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1730
17 June 1730
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1763 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Josephte BERNARD dite JOLICOEUR 10 January 1763 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 32 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Therese DEVEAU 23 June 1766, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 36 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE was born 3 July 1767, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1768 Death of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE died 13 February 1768, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre was 37 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Michel LEFEBVRE was born 8 July 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 41 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESCOTEAUX dit LEFEBVRE was born 27 June 1774, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 44 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Louise LEFEBVRE was born 5 September 1776, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 46 years old.

1777 Death of Child
Louise LEFEBVRE died 18 September 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 47 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Louis LEFEBVRE was born 13 July 1780, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre was 50 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE was born 22 May 1785, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Pierre was 54 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 Marriage / Partner
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Veronique FOUCAULT dite COURCHESNE 21 October 1793 , Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 63 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Therese DEVEAU died 13 May 1793, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Death — 1795
14 July 1795
Louiseville, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 65.

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