Marie-Anne HARVEY

(b. 3 December 1762 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada d. 15 November 1805 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Marie-Anne HARVEY was born 3 December 1762 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada

Marie-Anne HARVEY was the child of Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) and Geneviève SAVARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY (maternal) Joseph-Simon SAVARD and Catherine ALLAIRE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Anne married Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS 4 April 1785 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS was born 15 September 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Joseph-Henri-Louis died 28 May 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Joseph-Henri-Louis was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Veronique GONTHIER.

Marie-Anne HARVEY died 15 November 1805 in La Malbaie, 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.

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Marie-Anne HARVEY married

Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS-- Date: 4 April 1785 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
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Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Veronique GONTHIER

Children of Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS and Marie-Anne HARVEY:

Geneviève DESBIENS (b.25 February 1787, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 11 September 1855, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 November 1810 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DESBIENS (b.16 February 1789, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 July 1849, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Josephte PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 5 February 1811 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Olive DESBIENS (b.20 February 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 12 February 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 9 January 1816 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne DESBIENS (b.23 March 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 19 December 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Moise VILLENEUVE dit AMIOT 8 September 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Elisabeth DESBIENS (b.28 January 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 11 August 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 17 February 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Sebastien DESBIENS (b.25 February 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Ursule LABRECQUE 21 November 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Julienne DESBIENS (b.26 March 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Bernard PEDNEAULT

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1762 Birth
3 December 1762
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada

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.

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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Anne HARVEY and Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS 4 April 1785, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 22 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Geneviève DESBIENS was born 25 February 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 24 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph DESBIENS was born 16 February 1789, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 26 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Olive DESBIENS was born 20 February 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 30 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESBIENS was born 23 March 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 32 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DESBIENS was born 28 January 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 35 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Sebastien DESBIENS was born 25 February 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 37 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Julienne DESBIENS was born 26 March 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne was 39 years old.