Etienne DESBIENS

(b. 2 April 1772 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 September 1849 , La Malbaie, Canada East )

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Etienne DESBIENS was born 2 April 1772 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Etienne DESBIENS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Suzanne ROYER (maternal) Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) and Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD

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

Etienne married Madeleine BOUCHARD 13 January 1795 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Madeleine BOUCHARD was born 16 December 1775 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine died 14 August 1865 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Madeleine was the child of Antoine BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte GRENON.

Etienne DESBIENS died 19 September 1849 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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Etienne DESBIENS married

Madeleine BOUCHARD-- Date: 13 January 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Madeleine BOUCHARD was the child of Antoine BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte GRENON

Children of Etienne DESBIENS and Madeleine BOUCHARD:

Etienne DESBIENS (b.27 April 1796, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 2 May 1856, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Marie FORTIN 26 April 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis DESBIENS (b.19 January 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 22 December 1853, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Christine HARVEY 14 February 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS (b.abt. 1800, , Québec Province, Canada d. 26 January 1884, Laterrière, Québec, Canada)
m. Flavie BELLEY 23 April 1827 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Luce DESBIENS (b.1 January 1809, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 14 October 1892, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis-Thomas TREMBLAY 12 August 1828 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Adelaide DESBIENS (b.28 April 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 19 October 1889, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Francois TREMBLAY 6 February 1837 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

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1772 Birth
2 April 1772
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)

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

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

1795 Marriage / Partner
Etienne DESBIENS and Madeleine BOUCHARD 13 January 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Etienne DESBIENS was born 27 April 1796, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Etienne was 24 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Louis DESBIENS was born 19 January 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Etienne was 25 years old.

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

1809 Birth of Child
Marie-Luce DESBIENS was born 1 January 1809, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Etienne was 36 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Etienne DESBIENS married 26 April 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie FORTIN

1816 Birth of Child
Adelaide DESBIENS was born 28 April 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Etienne was 44 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

1820 Marriage of Child
Louis DESBIENS married 14 February 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Christine HARVEY

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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS married 23 April 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Flavie BELLEY

1828 Marriage of Child
Marie-Luce DESBIENS married 12 August 1828, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Alexis-Thomas TREMBLAY

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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

1837 Marriage of Child
Adelaide DESBIENS married 6 February 1837, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Francois TREMBLAY

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)