Josephte DESBIENS

Born

18 September 1853 , La Malbaie, Canada East

Died

13 December 1922 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

Josephte married Gonzague TREMBLAY 12 February 1872 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Gonzague TREMBLAY was born 15 July 1850 in La Malbaie, Canada East . Gonzague died 9 September 1924 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . Gonzague was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Adele DALLAIRE .

Parents & Family of Josephte DESBIENS

Parents of Josephte DESBIENS

Father

Alexis DESBIENS

Mother

Priscille BRISSON

Grandparents of Josephte DESBIENS

Paternal grandparents

Jean DESBIENS Rosalie TURCOT

Maternal grandparents

Bernard BRISSON Elisabeth BERGERON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Josephte DESBIENS

Josephte DESBIENS married

Gonzague TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 12 February 1872
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
Gonzague TREMBLAY was the child of Joseph TREMBLAY and Adele DALLAIRE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Gonzague TREMBLAY and Josephte DESBIENS

Joseph TREMBLAY

Born: 30 July 1873, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada
Died: 18 October 1947, L'Annonciation, Labelle, Québec, Canada

Joseph-Emile-Adjutor TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1880, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Emelda TREMBLAY

Born: November 1887, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Napoleon TREMBLAY

Born: abt. 1887, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Edouard TREMBLAY

Born: November 1888, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1853
18 September 1853
La Malbaie, Canada East

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.

1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1872 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DESBIENS and Gonzague TREMBLAY 12 February 1872, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 18 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Joseph TREMBLAY was born 30 July 1873, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Josephte was 19 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1887 Birth of Child
Emelda TREMBLAY was born November 1887, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Josephte was 34 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Edouard TREMBLAY was born November 1888, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Josephte was 35 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada