Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born

18 February 1734 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

12 March 1819 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Born: 18 February 1734 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Father

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother

Marie-Anne THERRIEN

Grandparents of Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Paternal grandparents

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN Marguerite LAMPRON

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

Joseph-Antoine married Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS 1 February 1758 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS was born 21 October 1728 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . Marie-Josephte died 20 January 1816 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Marie-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE.

Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 12 March 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

m. Robidas Marie-Josephte

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married

Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS
Marriage date: 1 February 1758
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Children of Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS

Gabriel DESCOTEAUX

Born: 5 July 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada
Died: 31 May 1841, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 12 April 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 August 1843, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Antoine DESCOTEAUX

Born: 17 November 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite SEVIGNY 24 July 1798 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 30 September 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 August 1850, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

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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 — 1734
18 February 1734
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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

1758 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS 1 February 1758, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 23 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Gabriel DESCOTEAUX was born 5 July 1760, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Antoine was 26 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Joseph LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 12 April 1763, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Antoine was 29 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Antoine DESCOTEAUX was born 17 November 1765, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Antoine was 31 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 30 September 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph-Antoine was 34 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.