Étienne TARDIF

Born

14 January 1739 , Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Died

2 April 1811 , Kamouraska, Lower Canada

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Charles TARDIF Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

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Born: 14 January 1739 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France

Father: Charles TARDIF

Mother: Geneviève ROY dite DESJARDINS

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume LETARDIF , Marguerite GODIN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre ROY dit DESJARDINS LAUZIER , Marie-Anne MARTIN

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Étienne married Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE 16 January 1758 in Kamouraska, Canada, New France . Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE was born 26 August 1732 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Rosalie died 17 May 1763 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Rosalie was the child of Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR.

Étienne married (2) Marie-Catherine NADEAU 6 February 1764 in Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 18 children.
Marie-Catherine NADEAU was born 14 July 1742 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Catherine died 29 December 1829 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Catherine was the child of Alexis NADEAU and Marie-Claire ALBERT.

Étienne TARDIF died 2 April 1811 in Kamouraska, 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
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Étienne TARDIF married

Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE
Marriage date: 16 January 1758
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Canada, New France
Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE was the child of Guillaume HAYOT (AYOTTE) and Marie-Anne LEVASSEUR

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Étienne TARDIF married

Marie-Catherine NADEAU
Marriage date: 6 February 1764
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Catherine NADEAU was the child of Alexis NADEAU and Marie-Claire ALBERT

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Children of Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Catherine NADEAU

Joseph TARDIF

Born: 27 October 1764, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 February 1826, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Marie-Catherine TARDIF

Born: 8 October 1765, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 March 1836, St-Pascal, Kamouraska Canada

Married: François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE) 1 July 1782 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Etienne TARDIF

Born: 12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 August 1843, St-Pascal Canada

Married: Marie-Euphrosine CHORET 6 November 1786 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Euphrosine TARDIF

Born: 10 September 1768, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 July 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Anne TARDIF

Born: 7 April 1770, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 May 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Alexandre TARDIF

Born: 22 September 1771, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 January 1849, Kamouraska, Canada East

Married: Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS 30 July 1794 Place: Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre)

Euphrosine TARDIF

Born: 20 February 1773, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 February 1856, Cacouna, Canada East

Married: Jean-Marie CHOUINARD 21 January 1817 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Benoni TARDIF JEAN-BENONI

Born: 26 September 1774, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 October 1848, Kamouraska, Canada East

Marie-Judith TARDIF

Born: 16 May 1776, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Charlotte TARDIF

Born: 25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Theotiste TARDIF

Born: 25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 February 1814, Kamouraska, Lower Canada

Amable TARDIF

Born: 15 August 1779, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 December 1858, Saint-Éloi, St-Éloi, Rivière-du-loup, Qc Canada

Marie-Josephte TARDIF

Born: 5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 May 1861, Cacouna, Canada East

Married: Pierre SAINDON 21 July 1800 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Marie-Judith TARDIF

Born: 5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Pascal TARDIF

Born: 8 April 1783, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Celeste CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS 15 October 1810 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Firmin TARDIF

Born: 11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 April 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Hippolyte TARDIF

Born: 11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 February 1785, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada

Hyppolite TARDIF

Born: 29 April 1786, Kamouraska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 March 1855, Saint-Pascal, Kamouraska, Qc Canada

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Birth — 1739
14 January 1739
Kamouraska, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1758 Marriage / Partner
Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE 16 January 1758, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 19 years old.

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.

1763 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Rosalie AYOTTE died 17 May 1763, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

1764 Marriage / Partner
Étienne TARDIF and Marie-Catherine NADEAU 6 February 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 25 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Joseph TARDIF was born 27 October 1764, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 25 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine TARDIF was born 8 October 1765, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 26 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Etienne TARDIF was born 12 January 1767, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 28 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Euphrosine TARDIF was born 10 September 1768, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 29 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne TARDIF was born 7 April 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1770 Death of Child
Euphrosine TARDIF died 26 July 1770, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 31 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Alexandre TARDIF was born 22 September 1771, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 32 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Euphrosine TARDIF was born 20 February 1773, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 34 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Benoni TARDIF JEAN-BENONI was born 26 September 1774, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 35 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith TARDIF was born 16 May 1776, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 37 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Charlotte TARDIF was born 25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1777 Birth of Child
Theotiste TARDIF was born 25 December 1777, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 38 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Amable TARDIF was born 15 August 1779, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 40 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte TARDIF was born 5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Judith TARDIF was born 5 September 1781, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 42 years old.

1782 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine TARDIF married 1 July 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to François-Daniel CAOUETTE (CAYOUETTE)

1783 Birth of Child
Pascal TARDIF was born 8 April 1783, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 44 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Firmin TARDIF was born 11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 46 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Hippolyte TARDIF was born 11 February 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 46 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Hyppolite TARDIF was born 29 April 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Étienne was 47 years old.

1786 Marriage of Child
Etienne TARDIF married 6 November 1786, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Marie-Euphrosine CHORET

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

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

1794 Marriage of Child
Alexandre TARDIF married 30 July 1794, Saint-André, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (St-Andre) to Catherine SIROIS dite DUPLESSIS

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte TARDIF married 21 July 1800, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Pierre SAINDON

1810 Marriage of Child
Pascal TARDIF married 15 October 1810, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre) to Celeste CORDEAU dite DESLAURIERS

Death — 1811
2 April 1811
Kamouraska, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 72.

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