Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born

25 April 1738 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

26 May 1801 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Anne THERRIEN

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Born: 25 April 1738 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother: Marie-Anne THERRIEN

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

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN , Marguerite LAMPRON

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Ange married Victoire CHAPERON 28 January 1765 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Victoire CHAPERON was born 25 October 1744 in Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Canada, New France . Victoire died 24 July 1796 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Victoire was the child of Pierre CHAPERON and Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD.

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX died 26 May 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

m. Chaperon Victoire

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Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX married

Victoire CHAPERON
Marriage date: 28 January 1765
Marriage place: Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Victoire CHAPERON was the child of Pierre CHAPERON and Catherine SIMON dite LEONARD

Children of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Victoire CHAPERON

Pierre DESCOTEAUX

Born: 4 June 1766, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Joseph DESCOTEAUX dit LEFEBVRE

Born: 1 October 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 3 November 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1738
25 April 1738
Baie-du-Fèbvre, 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
Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Victoire CHAPERON 28 January 1765 , Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

He was 26 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Pierre DESCOTEAUX was born 4 June 1766, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Ange 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
Joseph DESCOTEAUX dit LEFEBVRE was born 1 October 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe)

Ange was 39 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 3 November 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Ange was 43 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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