Geneviève DESBIENS

Born

1 April 1771 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 February 1797 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Etienne DESBIENS Francoise TREMBLAY

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Born: 1 April 1771 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Etienne DESBIENS

Mother: Francoise TREMBLAY

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Veronique GONTHIER

Maternal grandparents: Andre TREMBLAY , Catherine BOUCHARD

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Geneviève married François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE 7 January 1788 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE was born 20 June 1764 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). François died 17 December 1828 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). François was the child of Francois IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Catherine RINGUET.

Geneviève DESBIENS died 28 February 1797 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .

m. Francois Imbeault dit Lagrange
7 janvier 1788
La Malbaie
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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Geneviève DESBIENS married

François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE
Marriage date: 7 January 1788
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE was the child of Francois IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE and Marie-Catherine RINGUET

Children of François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE and Geneviève DESBIENS

Marie-Geneviève-Catherine IMBEAULT

Born: 27 November 1788, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1875, Saint-Fidèle, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LEBRETON dit LALANCETTE 12 January 1808 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Venerande IMBEAULT

Born: 17 February 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 28 December 1831, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Jerome TREMBLAY 23 November 1819 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Thomas IMBEAULT

Born: 4 March 1795, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Gertrude GIRARD 25 November 1817 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1771
1 April 1771
Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Geneviève DESBIENS and François IMBEAULT dit LAGRANGE 7 January 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 16 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève-Catherine IMBEAULT was born 27 November 1788, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Geneviève was 17 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
Venerande IMBEAULT was born 17 February 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Geneviève was 21 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Thomas IMBEAULT was born 4 March 1795, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Geneviève was 23 years old.