Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born

23 March 1745 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Died

8 March 1806 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Anne THERRIEN

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Born: 23 March 1745 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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Marie-Marguerite married Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU 14 April 1766 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU was born 9 October 1735 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis died 2 October 1807 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) . Louis was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE.

Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX died 8 March 1806 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .

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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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Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX married

Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU
Marriage date: 14 April 1766
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Josephte PEPIN dite LAFORCE

Children of Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Marguerite ROBIDAS

Born: abt. 1762, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 1 December 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS

Born: 1 August 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SENNEVILLE 28 February 1797 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Madeleine ROBIDAS

Born: abt. 1775, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HAMEL 20 January 1795 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Marie ROBIDAS

Born: 20 November 1775, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Élisabeth HAMEL 29 February 1808 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph ROBIDAS

Born: abt. 1781, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Antoine ROBIDAS

Born: abt. 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

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Birth — 1745
23 March 1745
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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX and Louis ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU 14 April 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 21 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS was born 1 August 1773, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Marguerite was 28 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie ROBIDAS was born 20 November 1775, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Marguerite was 30 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.

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)

1795 Marriage of Child
Madeleine ROBIDAS married 20 January 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste HAMEL

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte ROBIDAS married 28 February 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph SENNEVILLE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)