Jean
DESBIENS
(b.
7 February 1801
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
24 November 1866
,
Chicoutimi, Canada East
)
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Jean DESBIENS was born 7 February 1801 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Jean DESBIENS was the child of Jean-Alexis DESBIENS and Angelique GAUDREAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Veronique GONTHIER (maternal) Jacques GAUDREAU and Elisabeth DELAGESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean married Rosalie TURCOT 17 November 1829 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rosalie TURCOT was born abt. 1806 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Rosalie was the child of Francois TURCOT and Constance BRISSON.
Jean DESBIENS died 24 November 1866 in Chicoutimi, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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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Family and Children of Jean DESBIENS
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Rosalie TURCOT-- Date: 17 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Rosalie TURCOT was the child of Francois TURCOT and Constance BRISSON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean DESBIENS and Rosalie TURCOT:
Alexis DESBIENS (b.6 October 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 24 January 1903, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Priscille BRISSON 19 August 1856 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Rosalie TURCOT-- Date: 17 November 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada Rosalie TURCOT was the child of Francois TURCOT and Constance BRISSON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean DESBIENS and Rosalie TURCOT:
Alexis DESBIENS (b.6 October 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 24 January 1903, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )m. Priscille BRISSON 19 August 1856 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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1801 Birth 7 February 1801
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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
1829 Marriage / PartnerJean DESBIENS and Rosalie TURCOT 17 November 1829, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 28 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1830 Birth of ChildAlexis DESBIENS was born 6 October 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Jean was 29 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1856 Marriage of ChildAlexis DESBIENS married 19 August 1856, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Priscille BRISSON
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1866 Death 24 November 1866
Chicoutimi, Canada East
He died at the age of 65.
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