David GILBERT

(b. 23 November 1769 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 April 1814 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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David GILBERT was born 23 November 1769 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

David GILBERT was the child of Pierre GILBERT and Marie-Angélique DUFOUR and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph DUFOUR and Marie-Anne TREMBLAY

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

David married Marie-Luce SIMARD 21 January 1788 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Luce SIMARD was born 19 February 1767 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Luce died 13 November 1836 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Luce was the child of Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN.

David GILBERT died 13 April 1814 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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David GILBERT married

Marie-Luce SIMARD-- Date: 21 January 1788 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Marie-Luce SIMARD was the child of Louis-Henri SIMARD and Felicite BOIVIN

Children of David GILBERT and Marie-Luce SIMARD:

Georges-Hilaire GILBERT (b.13 January 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 2 July 1872, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Felicite TREMBLAY 13 May 1813 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Pierre GILBERT (b.12 December 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 18 June 1868, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Claire TREMBLAY 27 October 1818 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Luce GILBERT (b.4 November 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 3 March 1870, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph GAGNON 11 November 1816 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Damase GILBERT (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. 5 March 1890, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Adeline MIVILLE dite DESCHÊNES 29 January 1828 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1769 Birth
23 November 1769
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
David GILBERT and Marie-Luce SIMARD 21 January 1788, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 18 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
Georges-Hilaire GILBERT was born 13 January 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

David was 23 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Pierre GILBERT was born 12 December 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

David was 25 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Luce GILBERT was born 4 November 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

David was 28 years old.

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

1813 Marriage of Child
Georges-Hilaire GILBERT married 13 May 1813, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Felicite TREMBLAY