Henri MALENFANT

Born

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

Died

7 May 1838 , Rimouski, Lower Canada

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, Province of Québec, Canada . Suzanne was the child of Joseph-Marie MARQUIS and Marguerite LIZOTTE .

Parents & Family of Henri MALENFANT

Parents of Henri MALENFANT

Father

Jean-Baptiste MALENFANT

Mother

Geneviève MICHAUD

Grandparents of Henri MALENFANT

Paternal grandparents

Guillaume MALENFANT Marie-Catherine SIROIS

Maternal grandparents

Joseph MICHAUD Marguerite CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henri MALENFANT

Henri MALENFANT married

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

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Henri MALENFANT and Suzanne MARQUIS

Marie-Rose MALENFANT

Born: 30 June 1812, L'Isle-Verte, Lower Canada
Died: 20 February 1898, Rimouski, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Honore DUBE 16 September 1834 Place: Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1780
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