Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born

10 June 1688 , Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Died

18 June 1749 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

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Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

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Born: 10 June 1688 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Father: Ange LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Mother: Marie-Madeleine CUSSON

Paternal grandparents: Pierre-Michel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX , Jeanne AUNEAU (AUNOIS)

Maternal grandparents: Jean CUSSON , Marie FOUBERT

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Claude married Catherine DESROCHES 30 December 1712 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Catherine DESROCHES was born abt. 1696 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Catherine died 26 April 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN.

Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 18 June 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France .

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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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Spouse & Children of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

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Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married

Catherine DESROCHES
Marriage date: 30 December 1712
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine DESROCHES was the child of Pierre DESROCHERS and Suzanne RABOUIN

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Children of Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES

Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 17 December 1713, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 25 November 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER 23 July 1736 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE

Born: 27 July 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA 3 May 1744 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE

Born: 27 June 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 20 May 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Louise PINARD dite BEAUCHEMIN 18 January 1751 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 5 June 1724, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Étienne-Gabriel GAUTHIER 17 February 1749 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 20 March 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Died: 31 January 1805 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Geneviève-Louise BEAUDET 10 February 1755 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Married: Madeleine HOUDE 21 September 1761 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX

Born: 13 January 1728, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 26 November 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Madeleine DESROSIERS 17 January 1752 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 24 December 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 14 February 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite LEFEBVRE dite LABBE 25 February 1759 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Married: Geneviève BENOIT 30 March 1761 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX

Born: 22 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 4 November 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph HOUDE dit DESRUISSEAUX 11 September 1751 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Elisabeth LEFEBVRE

Born: 15 September 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 21 February 1810, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph CELLIER 5 October 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX

Born: 1 August 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 27 January 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Etienne BEAUPRE 28 April 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE

Born: 8 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died: 16 February 1822, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Married: Charles GUAY 8 October 1764 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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Birth — 1688
10 June 1688
Cap-de-la-Madeleine, Canada, New France

Baptism
Baptism found in Drouin Collection - Saint-Marie-Madeleine, Cap-de-la-Madeleine

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1712 Marriage / Partner
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX and Catherine DESROCHES 30 December 1712, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 24 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 17 December 1713, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Claude was 25 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1720 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE was born 27 July 1720, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 32 years old.

1722 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE was born 27 June 1722, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Claude was 34 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 5 June 1724, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 36 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Pierre LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 20 March 1726, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Claude was 37 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Gabriel LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX was born 13 January 1728, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 39 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Antoine LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX was born 24 December 1729, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 41 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Geneviève LEFEBVRE dite DESCÔTEAUX was born 22 April 1732, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 43 years old.

1736 Marriage of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX married 23 July 1736, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Angelique GAUTHIER

1737 Birth of Child
Elisabeth LEFEBVRE was born 15 September 1737, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 49 years old.

1740 Birth of Child
Francoise LEFEBVRE dite DESCOTEAUX was born 1 August 1740, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 52 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LEFEBVRE was born 8 April 1742, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 53 years old.

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine-Francoise LEFEBVRE married 3 May 1744, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Pierre-Hyacinthe PELLETIER dit ANTAYA

1745 Death of Child
Claude LEFEBVRE dit DESCÔTEAUX died 25 November 1745, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Claude was 57 years old.

Death — 1749
18 June 1749
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 61.

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