François DESBIENS

(b. 26 March 1777 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 March 1845 , La Malbaie, Canada East )

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François DESBIENS was born 26 March 1777 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

François DESBIENS was the child of Louis-Marie DESBIENS and Anne-Louise TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Veronique GONTHIER (maternal) Andre TREMBLAY and Catherine BOUCHARD

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

François married Suzanne GUÉRIN 18 June 1805 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Suzanne GUÉRIN was born 2 November 1786 in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Québec, Canada (Beaupre). Suzanne was the child of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie BOUDREAU.

François DESBIENS died 26 March 1845 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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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François DESBIENS married

Suzanne GUÉRIN-- Date: 18 June 1805 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Suzanne GUÉRIN was the child of Guillaume GUÉRIN dit ST-HILAIRE and Marie BOUDREAU

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Children of François DESBIENS and Suzanne GUÉRIN:

Ursule DESBIENS (b.13 October 1811, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 14 February 1831 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
m. Louis TREMBLAY 17 May 1859 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Emilie DESBIENS (b.18 September 1816, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada d. 15 December 1875, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada )
m. Ambroise GAGNON 28 August 1838 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DESBIENS (b.abt. 1826, , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 December 1895, St-Fidèle-de-Mont-Murray, Canada)
m. Genevieve LAPOINTE 11 January 1848 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1777 Birth
26 March 1777
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1805 Marriage / Partner
François DESBIENS and Suzanne GUÉRIN 18 June 1805, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 28 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Ursule DESBIENS was born 13 October 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

François was 34 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Emilie DESBIENS was born 18 September 1816, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

François was 39 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Marriage of Child
Ursule DESBIENS married 14 February 1831, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage of Child
Emilie DESBIENS married 28 August 1838, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Ambroise GAGNON

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)