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Alexis MALTAIS

(b. 17 November 1754 , Les Éboulements, Canada, New France d. 24 February 1835 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Alexis MALTAIS was born 17 November 1754 in Les Éboulements, Canada, New France

Alexis MALTAIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS and Marie-Josephte GAGNON and the grandchild of: (maternal) Joseph-Marie GAGNON and Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Alexis married Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY abt. 1783 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children. Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY was born 1 January 1763 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Marie-Godefride died 22 July 1834 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie). Marie-Godefride was the child of Alexis TREMBLAY and Rose-Angelique GONTHIER (GAUTHIER).

Alexis MALTAIS died 24 February 1835 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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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Alexis MALTAIS

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Alexis MALTAIS married

Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY-- Date: abt. 1783 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY was the child of Alexis TREMBLAY and Rose-Angelique GONTHIER (GAUTHIER)

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Children of Alexis MALTAIS and Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY:

Alexis MALTAIS (b.July 1783, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 February 1859, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada )

Marie MALTAIS (b.3 March 1785, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 July 1870, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre BILODEAU 15 February 1814 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Marie-Louise MALTAIS (b.14 June 1787, Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 April 1866, St-Denis-de-la-Bouteillerie, Canada)

Pierre-Benoni MALTAIS (b.21 August 1792, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 2 January 1867, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Felicite GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE 28 February 1823 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Jean-François MALTAIS (b.23 October 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 14 July 1848, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada )
m. Marie FOURNIER 3 October 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Celeste-Olive MALTAIS (b.18 April 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 15 June 1872, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Antoine PERRON 10 January 1815 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Benjamin MALTAIS (b.7 May 1797, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 19 August 1798, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

Modeste MALTAIS (b.18 May 1799, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 14 July 1857, Chicoutimi, Lower Canada )
m. Alexis BRASSARD 11 January 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Eucher MALTAIS (b.25 September 1802, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. , )

Constance MALTAIS (b.14 April 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 3 April 1847, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph TREMBLAY 26 April 1842 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Damase MALTAIS (b.12 September 1807, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 12 September 1880, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )

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1754 Birth
17 November 1754
Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

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.

1783 Birth of Child
Alexis MALTAIS was born July 1783, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Alexis was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Marie MALTAIS was born 3 March 1785, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Alexis was 30 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise MALTAIS was born 14 June 1787, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Alexis was 32 years old.

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

1792 Birth of Child
Pierre-Benoni MALTAIS was born 21 August 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 37 years old.

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

1793 Birth of Child
Jean-François MALTAIS was born 23 October 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 38 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Celeste-Olive MALTAIS was born 18 April 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 40 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Benjamin MALTAIS was born 7 May 1797, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 42 years old.

1798 Death of Child
Benjamin MALTAIS died 19 August 1798, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 43 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Modeste MALTAIS was born 18 May 1799, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 44 years old.

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

1802 Birth of Child
Eucher MALTAIS was born 25 September 1802, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 47 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Constance MALTAIS was born 14 April 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 51 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Damase MALTAIS was born 12 September 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

Alexis was 52 years old.

1814 Marriage of Child
Marie MALTAIS married 15 February 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) to Pierre BILODEAU

1815 Marriage of Child
Celeste-Olive MALTAIS married 10 January 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) to Antoine PERRON

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 Marriage of Child
Modeste MALTAIS married 11 January 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) to Alexis BRASSARD

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Benoni MALTAIS married 28 February 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) to Felicite GAUTHIER dite LAROUCHE

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Jean-François MALTAIS married 3 October 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) to Marie FOURNIER

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Godefride TREMBLAY died 22 July 1834, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

1835 Death
24 February 1835
La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie)

He died at the age of 80.

Added: 12/5/2023 10:06:28 PM - Updated: 1/7/2024 12:15:08 PM