Etienne
DESBIENS
(b.
27 April 1796
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
2 May 1856
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
)
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Etienne DESBIENS was born 27 April 1796 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Etienne DESBIENS was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Madeleine BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) (maternal) Antoine BOUCHARD and Marie-Josephte GRENONSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Etienne married Marie FORTIN 26 April 1814 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie FORTIN was born 17 May 1798 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie died 1 May 1876 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE.
Etienne DESBIENS died 2 May 1856 in La Malbaie, 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 Etienne DESBIENS
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Marie FORTIN-- Date: 26 April 1814 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Marie FORTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Etienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN:
Francois DESBIENS (b.16 January 1825, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 17 October 1918, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Philomene MALTAIS 28 November 1854 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Marie FORTIN-- Date: 26 April 1814 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada Marie FORTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Etienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN:
Francois DESBIENS (b.16 January 1825, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 17 October 1918, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )m. Philomene MALTAIS 28 November 1854 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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1796 Birth 27 April 1796
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
1814 Marriage / PartnerEtienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN 26 April 1814, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)
He was 18 years old.
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 England1825 Birth of ChildFrancois DESBIENS was born 16 January 1825, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Etienne was 28 years old.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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.1854 Marriage of ChildFrancois DESBIENS married 28 November 1854, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Philomene MALTAIS
1856 Death 2 May 1856
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 60.
Added: 6/10/2025 11:23:10 AM
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