The Lefevre surname, which in old French means “blacksmith” and which has many different spellings including: LeFever, LeFevre, LeFebure, LeFebvre, LeFeaver, LeFevere, etc. seems predominant in northern France and Belgium. THIS lineage spent at least 200 years in Flanders, Belgium. The persecution of the protestant Huguenot’s in France in 1685 by Louis XIV caused many to leave France and Belgium and head across the channel to England and then migrate to other countries around the globe.
Descendants of Bonaventura LeFevre
Generation 1
1.BONAVENTURA1 LEFEVRE was born on 07 Feb 1687 in Geluwe, West Flanders. He died on 10 May 1761 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium. He married Maria Joanna Mulle on 25 May 1727 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium. She was born on 24 Jun 1699 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium. She died on 28 Oct 1764 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium.
Bonaventura Lefevre and Maria Joanna Mulle had the following children:
i. PETRUS2 LEFEVRE was born in 1729.
ii. JOHANNES BAPTISTA LEFEVRE was born on 27 Apr 1731 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium.
iii. VALENTINUS LEFEVRE was born on 31 Mar 1734 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium.
iv. LEONARDUS LEFEVRE was born on 18 Jan 1736 in Geluwe, West Flanders, Belgium.
v. MARIA JOANNA THERESIA LEFEVRE was born in 1738 in Dadizele, West Flanders, Belgium.
2. vi. BONAVENTURE LEFEVRE was born on 22 Feb 1740 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 26 Nov 1803 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He married Petronilla Pattyn on 08 Nov 1779 in Beselare, West Flanders, Belgium. She was born in 1744 in Beselare, West Flanders, Belgium. She died on 28 Dec 1796 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
Generation 2
2. BONAVENTURE2 LEFEVRE (Bonaventura1) was born on 22 Feb 1740 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 26 Nov 1803 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He married Petronilla Pattyn on 08 Nov 1779 in Beselare, West Flanders, Belgium. She was born in 1744 in Beselare, West Flanders, Belgium. She died on 28 Dec 1796 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
Bonaventure Lefevre and Petronilla Pattyn had the following children:
3. i. JOHANNES BAPTISTA3 LEFEVRE was born on 31 Oct 1780 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 26 May 1844 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He married Maria Jacqueline Jacoba Descamps on 04 Feb 1812 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
ii. ANNA CATHERINE LEFEVRE was born on 22 Nov 1782 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. She died after 1849. She married PETRUS ANDREAS PERSOON. He was born on 30 Nov 1776 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died after 1849.
iii. PETRUS JACOBUS LEFEVRE was born on 18 Sep 1785 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 05 Dec 1785 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
Generation 3
3. JOHANNES BAPTISTA3 LEFEVRE (Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 31 Oct 1780 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 26 May 1844 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He married Maria Jacqueline Jacoba Descamps on 04 Feb 1812 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
Johannes Baptista Lefevre and Maria Jacqueline Jacoba Descamps had the following children:
i. ROSALIE4 LEFEVRE was born on 02 Oct 1812 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. She died on 04 Oct 1812 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
ii. LEONARD LEFEVRE was born on 12 Sep 1813 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 19 Dec 1813 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
iii. CHARLES LOUIS LEFEVRE was born on 07 Dec 1814 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 31 Dec 1814 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
iv. PETRUS JACOBUS LEFEVRE was born on 20 Sep 1815 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 26 Sep 1815 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium.
4. v. PETRUS JOANNES LEFEVRE was born on 07 Dec 1816 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 09 Oct 1867 in Gross Pointe, Michigan. He married AMELIA SOPHIA VANDAMME.
5. vi. LEO ALEXANDER LEFEVRE was born on 20 Jan 1826 in Moorslede, West-Flanders, Belgium. He died on 09 Aug 1909 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He married ROSALIE VANDAMME. She was born in 1838 in Belgium.
Generation 4
4. PETRUS JOANNES4 LEFEVRE (Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 07 Dec 1816 in Moorslede, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 09 Oct 1867 in Gross Pointe, Michigan. He married AMELIA SOPHIA VANDAMME.
Petrus Joannes Lefevre and Amelia Sophia Vandamme had the following child:
i. HENRY BENEDICTUS5 LEFEVRE was born on 11 Nov 1849 in Endolde, West Flanders, Belgium. He died on 24 Jun 1932 in Greenville, Montcalm, Michigan, USA. He married CATHERINE GREINER.
5. LEO ALEXANDER4 LEFEVRE (Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 20 Jan 1826 in Moorslede, West-Flanders, Belgium. He died on 09 Aug 1909 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He married ROSALIE VANDAMME. She was born in 1838 in Belgium. Notes for Leo Alexander Lefevre: Occupation in 1870 – Saloon Keeper in Detroit. Notes for Rosalie Vandamme: Detroit News, September 16, 1884: He was involved, in the ‘Cause for Democracy’ as Belgian and Netherlands immigrants met at his home. He was a democrat.
Leo Alexander Lefevre and Rosalie Vandamme had the following children:
i. MATILDA MARIE5 LEFEVRE was born on 10 May 1858 in Staden, West Flanders, Belgium. She died in 1886 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
ii. OCTAVIE ADELE LEFEVRE was born on 27 Nov 1859 in Staden, West Flanders, Belgium. She died on 20 Mar 1929 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She married DESIRE DECOSTER.
iii. MELANIE LUCY LEFEVRE was born on 18 May 1861 in Staden, West Flanders, Belgium. She died on 17 May 1919 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
iv. NINONETTE LEFEVRE was born in 1862 in Belgium.
v. HENRY LEFEVRE was born in 1863 in Belgium. He died on 25 Feb 1911 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
vi. MARIA THERESIA LEFEVRE was born on 31 Aug 1865 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She died in 1940 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
vii. MARY ELIZABETH LEFEVRE was born in May 1867 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He died in 1940 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
6. viii. ADELIA LEFEVRE was born in Nov 1869 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She died on 29 Feb 1952 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She married Louis J. Berg on 22 May 1889 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
ix. MATTHEW LEFEVRE was born in 1870 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He died on 09 Jan 1872 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
x. THEOPHILE LEFEVRE was born on 11 Dec 1871 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He died on 12 Sep 1872 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
xi. ALOYSIUS LEFEVRE was born in 1872 in Michigan. He died on 02 Jun 1902 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
7. xii. ALBERT ALEXANDER LEFEVRE was born on 06 Sep 1875 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He died on 04 Feb 1953 in Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, USA. He married MARIE EVE GRIMM. She was born in 1878 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She died in 1957 in Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
xiii. ROSIE LEFEVRE was born in Nov 1876 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan. She died on 02 Jul 1901 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan.
xiv. GERTRUDE (MARGARET) LEFEVRE was born in Dec 1879 in Michigan. She died on 16 Jan 1907 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan.
xv. ISABELLA (BELLE) LEFEVRE was born in Nov 1880 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan. She died on 19 May 1905 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan.
xvi. JOHN LEFEVRE was born on 08 Apr 1881 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan. He died on 21 Jul 1883 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan.
Generation 5
6. ADELIA5 LEFEVRE (Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born in Nov 1869 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She died on 29 Feb 1952 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She married Louis J. Berg on 22 May 1889 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.
Louis J. Berg and Adelia Lefevre had the following children:
i. LOUIS L.6 BERG.
ii. ADELLE M. BERG.
iii. JOSEPH A. BERG.
7. ALBERT ALEXANDER5 LEFEVRE (Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 06 Sep 1875 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. He died on 04 Feb 1953 in Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, USA. He married MARIE EVE GRIMM. She was born in 1878 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She died in 1957 in Macomb, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
Albert Alexander Lefevre and Marie Eve Grimm had the following children:
i. ALICE JOSEPHINE6 LEFEVRE was born on 21 Jan 1901. She died on 25 Nov 1919.
8. ii. ALBERT P. LEFEVRE was born on 06 Jun 1903 in New Baltimore, Macomb Co., Michigan. He died on 26 Apr 1996 in Thomas Township, Saginaw, Michigan. He married Esmeralda W. Beierle on 12 Sep 1925 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She was born on 14 Jun 1902. She died on 17 May 1975.
9. iii. THERESE LEFEVRE was born on 17 Feb 1915 in Mt Clemens, Macomb Co., Michigan. She died on 18 Jul 2004 in East China, St Clair, Michigan, USA. She married (1) WILLIAM JOHN GOLDENBOGEN. She married (2) ANTHONY J. ORCZYKOWSKI.
iv. JOSEPHINE LEFEVRE was born in 1917. She died in 1919 in New Baltimore, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
v. ANN PATRICIA LEFEVRE was born in 1921. She died on 03 Dec 2007 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio. She married CARL BENJAMIN WENTWORTH.
vi. ROSALIN LEFEVRE.
vii. MARIE LEFEVRE.
10. viii. GERTRUDE LEFEVRE. She married ROBERT M. ZIMMERMAN.
Generation 6
8. ALBERT P.6 LEFEVRE (Albert Alexander5, Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 06 Jun 1903 in New Baltimore, Macomb Co., Michigan. He died on 26 Apr 1996 in Thomas Township, Saginaw, Michigan. He married Esmeralda W. Beierle on 12 Sep 1925 in Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan. She was born on 14 Jun 1902. She died on 17 May 1975.
Albert P. Lefevre and Esmeralda W. Beierle had the following child:
11. i. LEONARD H.7 LEFEVRE was born on 22 Jul 1932 in New Baltimore, Macomb, Michigan, USA. He died on 20 Jan 2014 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. He married Geraldine A. Rokita on 25 Jun 1955. She was born on 10 Aug 1932 in Saginaw, Michigan. She died on 04 Jun 2023 in Saginaw, Michigan.
9. THERESE6 LEFEVRE (Albert Alexander5, Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 17 Feb 1915 in Mt Clemens, Macomb Co., Michigan. She died on 18 Jul 2004 in East China, St Clair, Michigan, USA. She married (1) WILLIAM JOHN GOLDENBOGEN. She married (2) ANTHONY J. ORCZYKOWSKI.
William John Goldenbogen and Therese Lefevre had the following child:
i. WILLIAM E.7 GOLDENBOGEN was born on 16 Feb 1939 in Detroit, Wayne Co. Michigan. He died on 14 Mar 2006 in Warren, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
10. GERTRUDE6 LEFEVRE (Albert Alexander5, Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1). She married ROBERT M. ZIMMERMAN.
Robert M. Zimmerman and Gertrude Lefevre had the following children:
i. MARILYN7 ZIMMERMAN.
ii. BARBARA ZIMMERMAN. She married KENNETH KRANING.
iii. ROBERT ZIMMERMAN JR.
Generation 7
11. LEONARD H.7 LEFEVRE (Albert P.6, Albert Alexander5, Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born on 22 Jul 1932 in New Baltimore, Macomb, Michigan, USA. He died on 20 Jan 2014 in Saginaw, Saginaw County, Michigan. He married Geraldine A. Rokita on 25 Jun 1955. She was born on 10 Aug 1932 in Saginaw, Michigan. She died on 04 Jun 2023 in Saginaw, Michigan.
Leonard H. Lefevre and Geraldine A. Rokita had the following children:
12. i. VICTORIA LYNN8 LEFEVRE was born 1955 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. She married Kim Thomas White 1986 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born 1953 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
ii. LEONARD LEFEVRE.
iii. HUGH LEFEVRE.
iv. MARY LEFEVRE. She married HOWARD MCENTEE.
v. THERESA LEFEVRE. She married JAMES KRETZ.
vi. JOSEPH LEFEVRE.
vii. RUTH LEFEVRE. She married DAVID BUKO.
Generation 8
12. VICTORIA LYNN8 LEFEVRE (Leonard H.7, Albert P.6, Albert Alexander5, Leo Alexander4, Johannes Baptista3, Bonaventure2, Bonaventura1) was born 1955 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. She married Kim Thomas White 1986 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born 1953 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
Kim Thomas White and Victoria Lynn Lefevre had the following children:
13. i. BLAIR ALAN9 WHITE was born 1987 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. He married Karlie LeRoy 2012 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. She was born 1987
14. ii. SEAN THOMAS WHITE was born 1988 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. He married Lindsey Pat Lawler 2013 in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Saginaw, MI. She was born in 1988
iii. NICHOLAS PRESTON WHITE was born 1989
15. iv. NATASHA LYNN WHITE was born 1990. She married Joshua David Jarzabkowski 2018. He was born 1987.
Generation 9
13. BLAIR ALAN9 WHITE (Victoria Lynn8 Lefevre, Leonard H.7 Lefevre, Albert P.6 Lefevre, Albert Alexander5 Lefevre, Leo Alexander4 Lefevre, Johannes Baptista3 Lefevre, Bonaventure2 Lefevre, Bonaventura1 Lefevre) was born 1987. He married Karlie LeRoy 2012. She was born 1987.
Blair Alan White and Karlie LeRoy had the following children:
i. BLAKE ROBERT10 WHITE was born 2014
ii. CHASE THOMAS WHITE was born 2015
iii. LEAH ELIZABETH WHITE was born 2017
iv. BROOKS MATTHEW WHITE was born 2019
14. SEAN THOMAS9 WHITE (Victoria Lynn8 Lefevre, Leonard H.7 Lefevre, Albert P.6 Lefevre, Albert Alexander5 Lefevre, Leo Alexander4 Lefevre, Johannes Baptista3 Lefevre, Bonaventure2 Lefevre, Bonaventura1 Lefevre) was born 1988 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. He married Lindsey Pat Lawler 2013 in Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Saginaw, MI. She was born in 1988 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
Sean Thomas White and Lindsey Pat Lawler had the following children:
i. HADLEY JEAN10 WHITE was born 2015
ii. HOLTON THOMAS WHITE was born 2017
iii. HAYES FRANCIS WHITE was born 2019
15. NATASHA LYNN9 WHITE (Victoria Lynn8 Lefevre, Leonard H.7 Lefevre, Albert P.6 Lefevre, Albert Alexander5 Lefevre, Leo Alexander4 Lefevre, Johannes Baptista3 Lefevre, Bonaventure2 Lefevre, Bonaventura1 Lefevre) was born 1990. She married Joshua David Jarzabkowski 2018 in Saginaw, Michigan. He was born 1987.
Joshua David Jarzabkowski and Natasha Lynn White had the following children:
i. ISABELLE JEAN10 JARZABKOWSKI was born 2020
ii. MARIA ESTE JARZABKOWSKI was born 2022