Francois
DESBIENS
(b.
16 January 1825
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
17 October 1918
,
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
)
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DESBIENS Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!
Francois DESBIENS was born 16 January 1825 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Francois DESBIENS was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Etienne DESBIENS and Madeleine BOUCHARD (maternal) Jean-Baptiste FORTIN and Thérèse GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Francois married Philomene MALTAIS 28 November 1854 in La Malbaie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Philomene MALTAIS was born 4 August 1839 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Philomene died 21 June 1861 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Philomene was the child of Louis MALTAIS and Marie-Ulderique PERRON.
Francois DESBIENS died 17 October 1918 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada .
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Occupation
Francois DESBIENS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Francois DESBIENS was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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 Francois DESBIENS
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Philomene MALTAIS-- Date: 28 November 1854 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East
See marriage record for Francois DESBIENS and Philomene MALTAIS
Philomene MALTAIS was the child of Louis MALTAIS and Marie-Ulderique PERRON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois DESBIENS and Philomene MALTAIS:
Marie Darie (Derie) DESBIENS (b.2 October 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East d. , )
m. Eucher TREMBLAY 8 February 1876 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Philomene MALTAIS-- Date: 28 November 1854 Place: La Malbaie, Canada East See marriage record for Francois DESBIENS and Philomene MALTAISPhilomene MALTAIS was the child of Louis MALTAIS and Marie-Ulderique PERRON
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois DESBIENS and Philomene MALTAIS:
Marie Darie (Derie) DESBIENS (b.2 October 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East d. , )m. Eucher TREMBLAY 8 February 1876 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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1825 Birth 16 January 1825
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - 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.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Marriage / PartnerFrancois DESBIENS and Philomene MALTAIS 28 November 1854, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
He was 29 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildMarie Darie (Derie) DESBIENS was born 2 October 1855, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Francois was 30 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerPhilomene MALTAIS died 21 June 1861, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1876 Marriage of ChildMarie Darie (Derie) DESBIENS married 8 February 1876, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Eucher TREMBLAY
1878 - 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 England In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1918 Death 17 October 1918
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 93.
Added: 6/10/2025 11:24:53 AM
- Updated: 6/10/2025 11:28:32 AM
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