David DESBIENS

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abt. 1765 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

9 December 1817 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

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Étienne DESBIENS Veronique GONTHIER

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Born: abt. 1765 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Étienne DESBIENS

Mother: Veronique GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Marie-Dorothee TREMBLAY

Maternal grandparents: Louis GONTHIER , Geneviève GAGNÉ

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David married Felicite GAUDREAU 30 August 1790 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Felicite GAUDREAU was born 22 February 1770 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Felicite died 15 January 1819 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Felicite was the child of Jacques GAUDREAU and Elisabeth DELAGE.

David DESBIENS died 9 December 1817 in Isle-aux-Coudres, 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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Felicite GAUDREAU
Marriage date: 30 August 1790
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Felicite GAUDREAU was the child of Jacques GAUDREAU and Elisabeth DELAGE

Children of David DESBIENS and Felicite GAUDREAU

Vital DESBIENS

Born: 5 October 1791, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 27 April 1861, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Madeleine HARVEY 6 October 1812 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Marthe DESBIENS

Born: 19 September 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 23 March 1836, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada

Married: Thomas BERGERON 6 October 1812 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Luce DESBIENS

Born: 21 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 1 May 1859, Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada East

Married: Augustin DUFOUR 19 May 1813 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

David DESBIENS

Born: 27 November 1799, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 3 September 1880, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada

Married: Theotiste DEMEULES (DESMEULES) 16 February 1830 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Archange DESBIENS

Born: 6 March 1812, Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Died: 14 October 1887, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada

Married: Germain HARVEY 14 February 1831 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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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)

1790 Marriage / Partner
David DESBIENS and Felicite GAUDREAU 30 August 1790, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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

1791 Birth of Child
Vital DESBIENS was born 5 October 1791, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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

1794 Birth of Child
Marthe DESBIENS was born 19 September 1794, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1797 Birth of Child
Luce DESBIENS was born 21 February 1797, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1799 Birth of Child
David DESBIENS was born 27 November 1799, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

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

1812 Birth of Child
Archange DESBIENS was born 6 March 1812, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

1812 Marriage of Child
Marthe DESBIENS married 6 October 1812, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Thomas BERGERON

1812 Marriage of Child
Vital DESBIENS married 6 October 1812, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Madeleine HARVEY

1813 Marriage of Child
Luce DESBIENS married 19 May 1813, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Augustin DUFOUR