Philomene
MALTAIS
Born
4 August 1839
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Died
21 June 1861
,
La Malbaie, Canada East
Parents & Family of Philomene MALTAIS
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Born: 4 August 1839 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Father:
Louis MALTAIS
Mother:
Marie-Ulderique PERRON
Paternal grandparents:
Jean MALTAIS
, Marguerite BELLEY
Maternal grandparents:
Christophe PERRON
, Antoinette-Christine DEMEULES (DESMEULES)
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Philomene married Francois DESBIENS 28 November 1854 in La Malbaie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois DESBIENS was born 16 January 1825 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Francois died 17 October 1918 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Francois was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN.
Philomene MALTAIS died 21 June 1861 in La Malbaie, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Philomene MALTAIS
Philomene MALTAIS married 
Francois DESBIENS
Marriage date: 28 November 1854
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Canada East
See marriage record for Philomene MALTAIS and Francois DESBIENS
Francois DESBIENS was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Francois DESBIENSMarriage date: 28 November 1854
Marriage place: La Malbaie, Canada East
See marriage record for Philomene MALTAIS and Francois DESBIENSFrancois DESBIENS was the child of Etienne DESBIENS and Marie FORTIN
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Francois DESBIENS and Philomene MALTAIS
Marie Darie (Derie) DESBIENSBorn: 2 October 1855, La Malbaie, Canada East
Died: ,
Died: ,
Married: Eucher TREMBLAY 8 February 1876 Place: La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
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Birth — 18394 August 1839
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
1854 Marriage / PartnerPhilomene MALTAIS and Francois DESBIENS 28 November 1854, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
She was 15 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildMarie Darie (Derie) DESBIENS was born 2 October 1855, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
Philomene was 16 years old.
1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 186121 June 1861
La Malbaie, Canada East
She died at the age of 21.
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