Alexis
DESBIENS
(b.
6 October 1830
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
24 January 1903
,
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
)
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Alexis DESBIENS was born 6 October 1830 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Alexis DESBIENS was the child of Jean DESBIENS and Rosalie TURCOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Alexis DESBIENS and Angelique GAUDREAU (maternal) Francois TURCOT and Constance BRISSONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Alexis married Priscille BRISSON 19 August 1856 in La Malbaie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Priscille BRISSON was born 21 August 1841 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Priscille died 23 September 1873 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Priscille was the child of Bernard BRISSON and Elisabeth BERGERON.
Alexis DESBIENS died 24 January 1903 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada .
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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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Alexis DESBIENS
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Priscille BRISSON-- Date: 19 August 1856 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
Priscille BRISSON was the child of Bernard BRISSON and Elisabeth BERGERON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexis DESBIENS and Priscille BRISSON:
Josephte DESBIENS (b.18 September 1853, La Malbaie, Canada East d. 13 December 1922, Montréal, Québec, Canada )
m. Gonzague TREMBLAY 12 February 1872 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Priscille BRISSON-- Date: 19 August 1856 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East Priscille BRISSON was the child of Bernard BRISSON and Elisabeth BERGERON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Alexis DESBIENS and Priscille BRISSON:
Josephte DESBIENS (b.18 September 1853, La Malbaie, Canada East d. 13 December 1922, Montréal, Québec, Canada )m. Gonzague TREMBLAY 12 February 1872 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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1830 Birth 6 October 1830
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1853 Birth of ChildJosephte DESBIENS was born 18 September 1853, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Alexis was 22 years old.
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1856 Marriage / PartnerAlexis DESBIENS and Priscille BRISSON 19 August 1856, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 25 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1872 Marriage of ChildJosephte DESBIENS married 12 February 1872, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Gonzague TREMBLAY
1873 Death of Spouse/PartnerPriscille BRISSON died 23 September 1873, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England1903 Death 24 January 1903
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 72.
Added: 1/28/2025 12:16:34 PM
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