Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born

26 January 1743 , Rivière-du-Loup, Canada, New France

Died

13 October 1789 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph married Madeleine LAURE (LORD) 18 February 1765 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Madeleine LAURE (LORD) was born abt. 1745 in Acadia, Canada. Madeleine died 22 May 1791 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Madeleine was the child of Jean LAURE (LORD) and Marie-Madeleine COMEAU .

Parents & Family of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Parents of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Father

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother

Madeleine-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Grandparents of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Paternal grandparents

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents

Jacques ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU Marie-Louise DEGUITRE

m. Lord Madeleine

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Madeleine LAURE (LORD)
Marriage date: 18 February 1765
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine LAURE (LORD) was the child of Jean LAURE (LORD) and Marie-Madeleine COMEAU

Children of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD)

Joseph DESCOTEAUX

Born: 1 December 1765, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 January 1792, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 2 May 1768, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 June 1847, Yamachiche, Canada East

Married: Genevieve TOUTANT 5 October 1801 Place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 19 February 1771, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Euphrosine DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE

Born: 17 February 1777, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 February 1837, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Pelagie DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE

Born: 4 July 1779, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 April 1864, Yamachiche, Canada East

Jean-Olivier LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 4 May 1784, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Firmin LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 15 March 1786, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 July 1815, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

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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 — 1743
26 January 1743
Rivière-du-Loup, 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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Madeleine LAURE (LORD) 18 February 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 22 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Joseph DESCOTEAUX was born 1 December 1765, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 22 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 2 May 1768, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 25 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Josephte LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 19 February 1771, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 28 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.

1777 Birth of Child
Euphrosine DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE was born 17 February 1777, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 34 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Pelagie DESCOTEAUX dite LEFEBVRE was born 4 July 1779, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Jean-Olivier LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 4 May 1784, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Firmin LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 15 March 1786, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph was 43 years old.