Etienne DESBIENS

(b. 9 February 1746 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1776 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Etienne DESBIENS was born 9 February 1746 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France

Etienne DESBIENS was the child of Étienne DESBIENS and Veronique GONTHIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY (maternal) Louis GONTHIER and Geneviève GAGNÉ

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

Etienne married Francoise TREMBLAY 10 November 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Francoise TREMBLAY was born 4 March 1751 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Francoise died 1 June 1813 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Francoise was the child of Andre TREMBLAY and Catherine BOUCHARD.

Etienne DESBIENS died 4 January 1776 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, 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 DESBIENS married

Francoise TREMBLAY-- Date: 10 November 1768 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Francoise TREMBLAY was the child of Andre TREMBLAY and Catherine BOUCHARD

Children of Etienne DESBIENS and Francoise TREMBLAY:

Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS (b.25 July 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 September 1810, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Rene-Abraham-Samson DUCHESNE 27 November 1787 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Geneviève DESBIENS (b.1 April 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 February 1797, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE 7 January 1788 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Veronique DESBIENS (b.9 December 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. André COUTURIER dit SANSCHAGRIN 7 October 1793 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne DESBIENS (b.17 January 1775, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 September 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite SAVARD 4 November 1800 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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1746 Birth
9 February 1746
Isle-aux-Coudres, 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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DESBIENS and Francoise TREMBLAY 10 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Felicite-Veronique DESBIENS was born 25 July 1769, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne was 23 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Geneviève DESBIENS was born 1 April 1771, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Veronique DESBIENS was born 9 December 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne was 26 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Etienne DESBIENS was born 17 January 1775, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Etienne was 28 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.