Etienne BOIVIN

(b. 7 May 1740 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France d. 17 January 1804 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )

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Etienne BOIVIN was born 7 May 1740 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Etienne BOIVIN was the child of Augustin BOIVIN and Reine SIMARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BOIVIN and Étiennette FAFARD (maternal) Pierre SIMARD and Claire DODIER

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Etienne married Marie-Philotee TREMBLAY 25 October 1773 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Philotee TREMBLAY was born 22 November 1753 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Philotee died 18 July 1822 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Philotee was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE).

Etienne BOIVIN died 17 January 1804 in Baie-Saint-Paul, 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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Etienne BOIVIN married

Marie-Philotee TREMBLAY-- Date: 25 October 1773 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Philotee TREMBLAY was the child of Etienne TREMBLAY and Marie-Desanges BISSONNET (BISSONNETTE)

Children of Etienne BOIVIN and Marie-Philotee TREMBLAY:

Jean-Baptiste BOIVIN (b.4 October 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Louis BOIVIN (b.2 March 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 October 1859, L'Isle-Verte, Canada East )

Denis BOIVIN (b.23 October 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Quirille GRENON 29 January 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Alexandre BOIVIN (b.7 December 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 June 1870, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Madeleine COTE 15 June 1813 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Emerentienne BOIVIN (b.21 September 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 April 1818, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Louis BOUCHARD 24 November 1807 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Quirille BOIVIN (b.9 March 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 November 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

Theotiste BOIVIN (b.19 December 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 12 July 1854, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAVOIE 7 January 1817 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1740 Birth
7 May 1740
Baie-Saint-Paul, 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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Etienne BOIVIN and Marie-Philotee TREMBLAY 25 October 1773, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOIVIN was born 4 October 1774, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 34 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
Louis BOIVIN was born 2 March 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 36 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Denis BOIVIN was born 23 October 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 41 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Alexandre BOIVIN was born 7 December 1783, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 43 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Birth of Child
Emerentienne BOIVIN was born 21 September 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 46 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Quirille BOIVIN was born 9 March 1789, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 48 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
Theotiste BOIVIN was born 19 December 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Etienne was 54 years old.

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