Henri MALENFANT

(b. 23 January 1780 , Saint-André, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 May 1838 , Rimouski, Lower Canada )

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Henri MALENFANT was born 23 January 1780 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Henri MALENFANT was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT and Geneviève MICHAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Guillaume MALENFANT and Marie-Catherine SIROIS (maternal) Joseph MICHAUD and Marguerite CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Henri married Suzanne MARQUIS 12 February 1811 in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Suzanne MARQUIS was born 28 June 1788 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Suzanne was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Marguerite LIZOTTE.

Henri MALENFANT died 7 May 1838 in Rimouski, Lower Canada .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Henri MALENFANT married

Suzanne MARQUIS-- Date: 12 February 1811 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Suzanne MARQUIS was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Marguerite LIZOTTE

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Children of Henri MALENFANT and Suzanne MARQUIS:

Marie-Rose MALENFANT (b.30 June 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada d. 20 February 1898, Rimouski, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Honore DUBE 16 September 1834 in Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges)

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1780 Birth
23 January 1780
Saint-André, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1811 Marriage / Partner
Henri MALENFANT and Suzanne MARQUIS 12 February 1811, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

He was 31 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Rose MALENFANT was born 30 June 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-l'Isle-Verte)

Henri was 32 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1834 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rose MALENFANT married 16 September 1834 , Trois-Pistoles, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-des-Neiges) to Jean-Honore DUBE

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England