Jean-Marie DESBIENS

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3 February 1762 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada

Died

23 August 1825 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

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Born: 3 February 1762 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada

Father: Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS

Mother: Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT)

Paternal grandparents: Étienne DESBIENS , Suzanne ROYER

Maternal grandparents: Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) , Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD

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Jean-Marie married Monique PERRON 2 October 1792 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Monique PERRON was born 10 May 1774 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Monique died 3 April 1850 in Matane, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jérôme-de-Matane). Monique was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Isaac PERRON and Marie-Françoise THIBAULT.

Jean-Marie DESBIENS died 23 August 1825 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada .
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Jean-Marie DESBIENS married

Monique PERRON
Marriage date: 2 October 1792
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
Monique PERRON was the child of Jean-Baptiste-Isaac PERRON and Marie-Françoise THIBAULT

Children of Jean-Marie DESBIENS and Monique PERRON

Marie-Luce DESBIENS

Born: abt. 1803, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Francois PERRON 17 February 1824 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Elizabeth DESBIENS

Born: 21 March 1807, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 22 October 1877, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

Married: Georges TALON dit LESPERANCE 15 April 1834 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Rosalie DESBIENS

Born: 1 August 1812, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 31 May 1879, Matane, Québec, Canada

Married: Henri TREMBLAY 3 February 1829 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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Birth — 1762
3 February 1762
Isle-aux-Coudres, Canada

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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Marie DESBIENS and Monique PERRON 2 October 1792, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 30 years old.

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

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

1807 Birth of Child
Elizabeth DESBIENS was born 21 March 1807, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Marie was 45 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Rosalie DESBIENS was born 1 August 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean-Marie was 50 years old.

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 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Marie-Luce DESBIENS married 17 February 1824, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Francois PERRON