Madeleine DESBIENS

(b. 12 May 1766 , Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada d. 3 June 1825 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Madeleine DESBIENS was born 12 May 1766 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada

Madeleine DESBIENS was the child of Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS and Marie-Luce PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DESBIENS and Suzanne ROYER (maternal) Pierre-Etienne PEDNEAU (PEDNEAULT) and Marie-Gertrude BOUCHARD

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Madeleine married Alexis BRASSARD 27 November 1784 in Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alexis BRASSARD was born 4 September 1763 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Alexis died 23 May 1832 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Alexis was the child of Charles BRASSARD and Catherine GAGNON.

Madeleine DESBIENS died 3 June 1825 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Madeleine DESBIENS married

Alexis BRASSARD-- Date: 27 November 1784 Place: Les Éboulements, Province of Québec, Canada

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Alexis BRASSARD was the child of Charles BRASSARD and Catherine GAGNON

Children of Alexis BRASSARD and Madeleine DESBIENS:

Clement BRASSARD (b.15 December 1785, La Malbaie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 February 1861, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Julienne BERGERON 10 January 1815 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Etienne BRASSARD (b.31 March 1793, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 16 April 1870, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie GUAY 18 November 1817 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Alexis BRASSARD (b.15 December 1794, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 8 March 1861, Chicoutimi, Canada East )
m. Modeste MALTAIS 11 January 1820 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Eloise BRASSARD (b.1 March 1801, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 16 June 1842, Sainte-Agnès, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste LALANCETTE dit BRETON 28 November 1826 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Venant BRASSARD (b.3 April 1806, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 1 November 1894, Roberval, Québec, Canada )
m. Christine LEBRETON 14 February 1831 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

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1766 Birth
12 May 1766
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)

1784 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine DESBIENS and Alexis BRASSARD 27 November 1784, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

She was 18 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Clement BRASSARD was born 15 December 1785, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 19 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
Etienne BRASSARD was born 31 March 1793, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 26 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Alexis BRASSARD was born 15 December 1794, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 28 years old.

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

1801 Birth of Child
Eloise BRASSARD was born 1 March 1801, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Venant BRASSARD was born 3 April 1806, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Madeleine was 39 years old.

1815 Marriage of Child
Clement BRASSARD married 10 January 1815, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Julienne BERGERON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
Etienne BRASSARD married 18 November 1817, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Marie GUAY

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

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

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England