flag female ancestor  Brigitte  DESBIENS

  (b. 4 August 1728 Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France   d. 26 December 1810 Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )  

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Brigitte DESBIENS was born 4 August 1728 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Brigitte DESBIENS was the child of Étienne DESBIENS   and   Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Étienne DESBIENS and Marie CAMPEAU (maternal)  Louis TREMBLAY and Marie PERRON dite SUIRE

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Brigitte  married  François LAJOIE 18 November 1748 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
François LAJOIE  was born abt. 1725 in France.  François died 28 July 1759 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). 

Brigitte DESBIENS died 26 December 1810 in Les Éboulements, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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birth1728 Birth
4 August 1728
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France
marriage1748 Marriage / Partner
Brigitte DESBIENS and François LAJOIE 18 November 1748, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

She was 20 years old.
1749 Birth of Child
François LAJOIE was born 25 September 1749, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Brigitte was 21 years old.
1751 Birth of Child
Louis LAJOIE was born 6 June 1751, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Brigitte was 22 years old.
1754 Birth of Child
Etienne LAJOIE was born 20 April 1754, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Brigitte was 25 years old.
1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Felicite LAJOIE was born 25 March 1756, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Brigitte was 27 years old.
1759 Death of Spouse/Partner
François LAJOIE died 28 July 1759, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1772 Marriage of Child
François LAJOIE married 4 November 1772, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Thérèse BOUCHARD
marriage1774 Marriage of Child
Louis LAJOIE married 9 August 1774, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Thecle BOUCHARD
marriage1775 Marriage of Child
Marie-Felicite LAJOIE married 24 April 1775, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Godefroy TREMBLAY
News1775 - 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.
marriage1776 Marriage of Child
Brigitte LAJOIE married 14 October 1776, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to François GAGNON
marriage1777 Marriage of Child
Etienne LAJOIE married 3 February 1777, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Sophie SIMARD
1781 Death of Child
Etienne LAJOIE died 3 June 1781, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Brigitte was 52 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1808 Death of Child
Louis LAJOIE died 16 December 1808, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Brigitte was 80 years old.
death1810 Death
26 December 1810
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 82.
Added: 12/9/2015 3:01:52 PM - Updated: 6/10/2024 3:26:15 PM

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