Jean MALTAIS

Born

30 April 1784 , La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

26 February 1851 , La Malbaie, Canada East

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Jean-Marie MALTAIS Marie-Charlotte DALLAIRE

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Born: 30 April 1784 in La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Jean-Marie MALTAIS

Mother: Marie-Charlotte DALLAIRE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste MALTAIS , Marie-Josephte GAGNON

Maternal grandparents: François ALLAIRE (DALLAIRE) , Marie-Anne DELAGE

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Jean married Marguerite BELLEY 13 November 1810 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite BELLEY was born 17 December 1792 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marguerite died 9 February 1877 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Marguerite was the child of Louis BELLEY and Marguerite TREMBLAY.

Jean MALTAIS died 26 February 1851 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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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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Marguerite BELLEY
Marriage date: 13 November 1810
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Marguerite BELLEY was the child of Louis BELLEY and Marguerite TREMBLAY

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Children of Jean MALTAIS and Marguerite BELLEY

Louis MALTAIS

Born: 12 November 1811, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1894, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Ulderique PERRON 25 August 1835 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Jean MALTAIS

Born: 19 July 1814, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 16 March 1896, Matane, Québec, Canada

Marie MALTAIS

Born: 9 April 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 9 April 1883, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Marguerite MALTAIS

Born: 13 April 1818, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 23 May 1866, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste JEAN 22 November 1836 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Leocadie MALTAIS

Born: 11 March 1820, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 12 January 1880, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY 11 February 1839 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Romuald MALTAIS

Born: 18 August 1823, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 19 August 1891, Alma, Québec, Canada

Thomas MALTAIS

Born: 19 October 1825, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 27 February 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Marie-Anne MALTAIS

Born: 12 May 1827, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Hippolyte MALTAIS

Born: 16 October 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Thomas MALTAIS

Born: 8 December 1832, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 17 October 1890, La Baie, Québec, Canada

Leandre MALTAIS

Born: 25 June 1835, La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died: 17 February 1872, Laterrière, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1784
30 April 1784
La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

1810 Marriage / Partner
Jean MALTAIS and Marguerite BELLEY 13 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

He was 26 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Louis MALTAIS was born 12 November 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 27 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Jean MALTAIS was born 19 July 1814, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 30 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Marie MALTAIS was born 9 April 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 31 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Marguerite MALTAIS was born 13 April 1818, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 33 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Leocadie MALTAIS was born 11 March 1820, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 35 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Romuald MALTAIS was born 18 August 1823, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 39 years old.

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

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Thomas MALTAIS was born 19 October 1825, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 41 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Child
Thomas MALTAIS died 27 February 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 41 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne MALTAIS was born 12 May 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 43 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1830 Birth of Child
Hippolyte MALTAIS was born 16 October 1830, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 46 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Thomas MALTAIS was born 8 December 1832, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 48 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Leandre MALTAIS was born 25 June 1835, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Jean was 51 years old.

1835 Marriage of Child
Louis MALTAIS married 25 August 1835, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres) to Marie-Ulderique PERRON

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Marriage of Child
Marguerite MALTAIS married 22 November 1836, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-Baptiste JEAN

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Marriage of Child
Leocadie MALTAIS married 11 February 1839, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-Baptiste TREMBLAY

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1851
26 February 1851
La Malbaie, Canada East
He died at the age of 66.

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