Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

(b. 25 April 1738 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1801 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 25 April 1738 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was the child of Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Anne THERRIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Marie-Madeleine CUSSON (maternal) Jean-Baptiste THERRIEN and 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-d'Assise-de-la-Longue-Pointe). Victoire died 24 July 1796 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). 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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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 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

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Victoire CHAPERON-- Date: 28 January 1765 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 (b.4 June 1766, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Joseph DESCOTEAUX dit LEFEBVRE (b.1 October 1777, Longue-Pointe, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX (b.3 November 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1738 Birth
25 April 1738
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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)