Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS

Born

15 September 1759 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

28 May 1812 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Étienne DESBIENS Veronique GONTHIER

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Born: 15 September 1759 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne DESBIENS

Mother: Veronique GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Louis GONTHIER , Geneviève GAGNÉ

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

Joseph-Henri-Louis married Marie-Anne HARVEY 4 April 1785 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne HARVEY was born 3 December 1762 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Anne died 15 November 1805 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Anne was the child of Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) and Geneviève SAVARD.

Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS died 28 May 1812 in La Malbaie, 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.

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Marie-Anne HARVEY
Marriage date: 4 April 1785
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Anne HARVEY was the child of Dominique HERVE (HARVEY) and Geneviève SAVARD

Children of Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS and Marie-Anne HARVEY

Geneviève DESBIENS

Born: 25 February 1787, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 September 1855, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 November 1810 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph DESBIENS

Born: 16 February 1789, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 July 1849, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Josephte PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 5 February 1811 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Olive DESBIENS

Born: 20 February 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 February 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 9 January 1816 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Anne DESBIENS

Born: 23 March 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 December 1847, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Moise VILLENEUVE dit AMIOT 8 September 1812 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Elisabeth DESBIENS

Born: 28 January 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 11 August 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph TREMBLAY 17 February 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Sebastien DESBIENS

Born: 25 February 1800, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Ursule LABRECQUE 21 November 1820 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie-Julienne DESBIENS

Born: 26 March 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Bernard PEDNEAULT

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Birth — 1759
15 September 1759
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1763 - 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.

1775 - 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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Henri-Louis DESBIENS and Marie-Anne HARVEY 4 April 1785, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 25 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Geneviève DESBIENS was born 25 February 1787, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 27 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Joseph DESBIENS was born 16 February 1789, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 29 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Olive DESBIENS was born 20 February 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 33 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne DESBIENS was born 23 March 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 35 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Elisabeth DESBIENS was born 28 January 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 38 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Sebastien DESBIENS was born 25 February 1800, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 40 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Julienne DESBIENS was born 26 March 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Joseph-Henri-Louis was 42 years old.

1805 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Anne HARVEY died 15 November 1805, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1810 Marriage of Child
Geneviève DESBIENS married 6 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

1811 Marriage of Child
Joseph DESBIENS married 5 February 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Josephte PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

Death — 1812
28 May 1812
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 52.

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