Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

Born

23 June 1724 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

6 August 1787 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY)

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Born: 23 June 1724 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Mother: Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY)

Paternal grandparents: Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX , Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents: Jean CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY) dit LAGUIGNE , Marie-Anne HÉBERT

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Pierre-Jean married Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON 9 November 1752 in Chambly, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON was born 6 February 1726 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Marguerite died 22 March 1815 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marguerite was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Anne BURELLE (BUREL).

Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE died 6 August 1787 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Coulon Marguerite

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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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Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE married

Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON
Marriage date: 9 November 1752
Marriage place: Chambly, Canada, New France
Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON was the child of Jean-François COURAULT dit COULON and Marie-Anne BURELLE (BUREL)

Children of Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE and Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON

Joseph-Pierre LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

Born: 20 April 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 28 March 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Anne RIVARD 4 July 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Catherine LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE

Born: 3 August 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: 21 May 1831, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Louis LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE

Born: 5 January 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GAUTHIER 22 February 1791 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE

Born: 6 April 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 March 1811, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE 10 November 1783 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE

Born: 19 May 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Dominique JUTRAS 4 February 1806 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1724
23 June 1724
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1752 Marriage / Partner
Pierre-Jean LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE and Marguerite COURAULT dite COULON 9 November 1752, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

He was 28 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Joseph-Pierre LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE was born 20 April 1755, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-Jean was 30 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Catherine LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE was born 3 August 1761, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-Jean was 37 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Louis LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE was born 5 January 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-Jean was 39 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE was born 6 April 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-Jean was 40 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE was born 19 May 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre-Jean was 46 years old.

1774 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Pierre LEFEBVRE dit SENNEVILLE married 4 July 1774 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Anne RIVARD

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.

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie LEFEBVRE dite SENNEVILLE married 10 November 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph RIVARD dit LACOURSIERE

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)