Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS

Born

13 December 1736 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Died

22 December 1811 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Étienne DESBIENS Suzanne ROYER

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Born: 13 December 1736 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

Father: Étienne DESBIENS

Mother: Suzanne ROYER

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Marie CAMPEAU

Maternal grandparents: Jean ROYER , Catherine DUMONT

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Madeleine HERVE (HARVEY) 17 November 1756 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France . Marie-Madeleine HERVE (HARVEY) was born 23 January 1739 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Madeleine died 22 January 1758 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marie-Madeleine was the child of Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 April 1761 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) was born 20 October 1735 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Luce died 22 March 1792 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marie-Luce was the child of Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) and Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD.

Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS died 22 December 1811 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Marie-Madeleine HERVE (HARVEY)
Marriage date: 17 November 1756
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada, New France
Marie-Madeleine HERVE (HARVEY) was the child of Sebastien HERVE and Rosalie-Marie TREMBLAY

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Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS married

Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)
Marriage date: 6 April 1761
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada
Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) was the child of Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) and Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

Jean-Marie DESBIENS

Born: 3 February 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada
Died: 23 August 1825, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Monique PERRON 2 October 1792 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie DESBIENS

Born: abt. 1764, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 October 1814, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Marie LAVOIE 5 November 1792 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine DESBIENS

Born: 12 May 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 June 1825, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Alexis BRASSARD 27 November 1784 Place: Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Suzanne DESBIENS

Born: 17 April 1770, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 February 1856, Laterrière, Canada East

Married: Jean-François GAGNE 7 January 1788 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Etienne DESBIENS

Born: 2 April 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 September 1849, La Malbaie, Canada East

Married: Madeleine BOUCHARD 13 January 1795 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Charlotte DESBIENS

Born: 28 October 1775, Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1855, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East

Married: Dominique LAVOIE 2 September 1798 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1736
13 December 1736
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Madeleine HERVE (HARVEY) 17 November 1756, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 19 years old.

1758 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Madeleine HERVE (HARVEY) died 22 January 1758, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1761 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) 6 April 1761, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 24 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie DESBIENS was born 3 February 1762, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Baptiste was 25 years old.

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.

1766 Birth of Child
Madeleine DESBIENS was born 12 May 1766, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Suzanne DESBIENS was born 17 April 1770, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Baptiste was 33 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Etienne DESBIENS was born 2 April 1772, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Charlotte DESBIENS was born 28 October 1775, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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)

1784 Marriage of Child
Madeleine DESBIENS married 27 November 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Alexis BRASSARD

1788 Marriage of Child
Suzanne DESBIENS married 7 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-François GAGNE

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

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) died 22 March 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie DESBIENS married 2 October 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Monique PERRON

1792 Marriage of Child
Marie DESBIENS married 5 November 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-Marie LAVOIE

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

1795 Marriage of Child
Etienne DESBIENS married 13 January 1795, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine BOUCHARD

1798 Marriage of Child
Charlotte DESBIENS married 2 September 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Dominique LAVOIE

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

Death — 1811
22 December 1811
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 75.

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