Louis BELANGER

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18 December 1654 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

1 October 1724 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

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François BELANGER Marie GUYON (GUION)

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Born: 18 December 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: François BELANGER

Mother: Marie GUYON (GUION)

Paternal grandparents: Francois BELANGER , Francoise HORLAYS

Maternal grandparents: Jean GUYON , Mathurine ROBIN

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Louis married Marguerite LEFRANCOIS 3 November 1682 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marguerite LEFRANCOIS was born 2 February 1665 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 29 October 1735 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marguerite was the child of Charles LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine TRIOT.

Louis BELANGER died 1 October 1724 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .

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Recorded occupation: first Seigneur of L'Islet

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.

Québec Généalogie - The Seigneurial System (1627 - 1854)
The seigneurial system was a form of land settlement modeled on the French feudal system. It began in New France in 1627 with the formation of the Compagnie des Cent-Associés (or Company of 100 Associates), which was initially responsible for handing out land grants and seigneurial rights. The land was divided into five by 15 kilometer plots, usually along major rivers like the St. Lawrence. They were then further subdivided into narrow, but long lots for settlement. These lots were usually long enough to be suitable for faming, and they provided everyone who lived on them with equal access to neighbouring farms and the river. There were three main groups of people who lived off the land in this system: Seigneurs, Habitants and Engagés

Louis BELANGER was a seigneur.
Seigneurs were the most important colonists, as they were usually in the military or aristocracy prior to being a settler. These seigneurs then were charged with the task of subdividing large parcels of land into five by 15 kilometer concessions, then renting this land to a habitant. Under regulations set up by the French government in France, the seigneur could also set up a court of law, set up a mill on his land and organize a commune.

Source: Canada in the Making (www.canadiana.ca/citm/index_e.html)

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Louis BELANGER married

Marguerite LEFRANCOIS
Marriage date: 3 November 1682
Marriage place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marguerite LEFRANCOIS was the child of Charles LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine TRIOT

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groom's name: Louis Belanger

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bride's name: Marguerite Lefrancois

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marriage date: 03 Nov 1682

marriage place: Chateau Richer, Montmorency I, Quebec

groom's father's name: Francois Belanger

groom's mother's name: Marie Guyon

bride's father's name: Charles Lefrancois

bride's mother's name: Marie Trio

groom's race: White

groom's marital status: Single

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bride's race: White

bride's marital status: Single

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indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5

system origin: Canada-EASy

source film number: 1018161

reference number: P 157

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 05 Jan 2013), Louis Belanger and Marguerite Lefrancois, 03 Nov 1682; citing reference P 157, FHL microfilm 1018161.

Children of Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

François BELANGER

Born: 12 December 1686, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1727, L'Islet, Canada, New France

Married: Geneviève CLOUTIER 16 November 1711 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth BELANGER

Born: 21 June 1692, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 8 January 1777, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Alexis LEMIEUX 18 October 1710 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Married: Francois FOURNIER 26 May 1727 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Madeleine BELANGER

Born: 10 November 1694, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: January 1726, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Married: Guillaume LEMIEUX 25 October 1723 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marguerite BELANGER

Born: 20 December 1696, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 4 July 1715, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Married: Louis COUILLARD 7 November 1712 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre BELANGER

Born: 30 June 1700, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 31 July 1762, L'Islet, Canada

Married: Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART) 12 November 1724 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Francoise BELANGER

Born: 25 April 1704, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 6 November 1774, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 25 October 1723 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Marthe BELANGER

Born: 19 June 1706, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 13 December 1776, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph COUILLARD 19 November 1725 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1654
18 December 1654
Québec, Canada, New France

'Louis (1655-1724), married in 1682 to Marguerite Lefrancois, was the first Seigneur of L'Islet.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VI, Page 28

Baptism
Louys Bellanger
9 January 1655
Notre-Dame-de-Québec
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1666 Canadian Census - Beaupre
francois Bellanger - 54 habittant

Marie Dion - 40 sa femme

Jean françois Bellangér .17 fils

Mathurine Bellanger - 14 fille

Louis Belangér - 12 fils

Louis(e) bellangér - 9 fille

Geneviefve Bellangér - 7 fille

Jacques Bellangér - 4 fils

Noel Mureau - 24 Engaigé domestique

Et George Tasser - 26 aussy domestique Engaigé
The first census of New France (1666)
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1682 Marriage / Partner
Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS 3 November 1682, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

He was 27 years old.

1686 Birth of Child
François BELANGER was born 12 December 1686, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 32 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BELANGER was born 21 June 1692, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 37 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BELANGER was born 10 November 1694, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 39 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELANGER was born 20 December 1696, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 42 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Pierre BELANGER was born 30 June 1700, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 45 years old.

1704 Birth of Child
Francoise BELANGER was born 25 April 1704, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 49 years old.

1706 Birth of Child
Marie-Marthe BELANGER was born 19 June 1706, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 51 years old.

1710 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BELANGER married 18 October 1710, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Alexis LEMIEUX

1711 Marriage of Child
François BELANGER married 16 November 1711, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Geneviève CLOUTIER

1712 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELANGER married 7 November 1712, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Louis COUILLARD

1715 Death of Child
Marguerite BELANGER died 4 July 1715, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 60 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1723 Marriage of Child
Francoise BELANGER married 25 October 1723 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Baptiste FORTIN

1723 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine BELANGER married 25 October 1723, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Guillaume LEMIEUX

Death — 1724
1 October 1724
L'Islet, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 69.

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