Étienne TARDIF

(b. 14 January 1739 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France d. 2 April 1811 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

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Étienne TARDIF was born 14 January 1739 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Étienne TARDIF was the child of Charles TARDIF and Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume LETARDIF and Marguerite GODIN (maternal) Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER and Marie-Anne MARTIN

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

Étienne married Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE 16 January 1758 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE was born 26 August 1732 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Rosalie died 17 May 1763 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Rosalie was the child of Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR.

Étienne married (2) Marie-Catherine NADEAU 6 February 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 18 children.
Marie-Catherine NADEAU was born 14 July 1742 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Catherine died 29 December 1829 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Catherine was the child of Alexis NADEAU and Marie-Claire ALBERT.

Étienne TARDIF died 2 April 1811 in Kamouraska, 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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Étienne TARDIF married

Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE-- Date: 16 January 1758 Place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE was the child of Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

Children of Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE:

Étienne TARDIF married

Marie-Catherine NADEAU-- Date: 6 February 1764 Place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine NADEAU was the child of Alexis NADEAU and Marie-Claire ALBERT

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Children of Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Catherine NADEAU:

Joseph TARDIF (b.27 October 1764, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 February 1826, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Marie-Catherine TARDIF (b.8 October 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 March 1836, St-Pascal, Kamouraska Canada)
m. François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) 1 July 1782 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Etienne TARDIF (b.12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 August 1843, St-Pascal Canada)
m. Marie-Euphrosine CHORET 6 November 1786 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Euphrosine TARDIF (b.10 September 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 July 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Anne TARDIF (b.7 April 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 May 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Alexandre TARDIF (b.22 September 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 January 1849, Kamouraska, Canada East )
m. Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 30 July 1794 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Euphrosine TARDIF (b.20 February 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1856, Cacouna, Canada East )
m. Jean-Marie CHOUINARD 21 January 1817 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Benoni TARDIF JEAN-BENONI (b.26 September 1774, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1848, Kamouraska, Canada East )

Marie-Judith TARDIF (b.16 May 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Charlotte TARDIF (b.25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Theotiste TARDIF (b.25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 8 February 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada )

Amable TARDIF (b.15 August 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 December 1858, Saint-Éloi, St-Éloi, Rivière-du-loup, Qc Canada)

Marie-Josephte TARDIF (b.5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 May 1861, Cacouna, Canada East )
m. Pierre SAINDON 21 July 1800 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Judith TARDIF (b.5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Pascal TARDIF (b.8 April 1783, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Celeste CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 15 October 1810 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Firmin TARDIF (b.11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 April 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Hippolyte TARDIF (b.11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 February 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada )

Hyppolite TARDIF (b.29 April 1786, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 March 1855, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraska, Qc Canada)

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1739 Birth
14 January 1739
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE 16 January 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 19 years old.

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE died 17 May 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1764 Marriage / Partner
Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Catherine NADEAU 6 February 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 25 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph TARDIF was born 27 October 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 25 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TARDIF was born 8 October 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Etienne TARDIF was born 12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Euphrosine TARDIF was born 10 September 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TARDIF was born 7 April 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Euphrosine TARDIF died 26 July 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Alexandre TARDIF was born 22 September 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Euphrosine TARDIF was born 20 February 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Benoni TARDIF JEAN-BENONI was born 26 September 1774, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 35 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith TARDIF was born 16 May 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 37 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Charlotte TARDIF was born 25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Theotiste TARDIF was born 25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Amable TARDIF was born 15 August 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 40 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TARDIF was born 5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith TARDIF was born 5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TARDIF married 1 July 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE)

1783 Birth of Child
Pascal TARDIF was born 8 April 1783, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Firmin TARDIF was born 11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 46 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Hippolyte TARDIF was born 11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 46 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Hyppolite TARDIF was born 29 April 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 47 years old.

1786 Marriage of Child
Etienne TARDIF married 6 November 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Euphrosine CHORET

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Alexandre TARDIF married 30 July 1794, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TARDIF married 21 July 1800, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre SAINDON

1810 Marriage of Child
Pascal TARDIF married 15 October 1810, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Celeste CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

1811 Death
2 April 1811
Kamouraska, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 72.

Added: 2/4/2015 4:10:59 PM - Updated: 9/2/2020 11:31:30 AM