Louis BELANGER

(b. 18 December 1654 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 1 October 1724 , L'Islet, Canada, New France )

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Louis BELANGER was born 18 December 1654 in Québec, Canada, New France

Louis BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Marie GUYON (GUION) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Francois BELANGER and Francoise HORLAYS (maternal) Jean GUYON and 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 .

Occupation: first Seigneur of L'Islet

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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.

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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.

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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Louis BELANGER

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Louis BELANGER married

Marguerite LEFRANCOIS-- Date: 3 November 1682 Place: Château-Richer, Canada, New France
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Marguerite LEFRANCOIS was the child of Charles LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine TRIOT

groom's name: Louis Belanger
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groom's age:
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
groom's previous wife's name:
bride's race: White
bride's marital status: Single
bride's previous husband's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01734-5
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1018161
reference number: P 157

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F2KL-LRF : 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 (b.12 December 1686, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 12 November 1727, L'Islet, Canada, New France )
m. Geneviève CLOUTIER 16 November 1711 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Elisabeth BELANGER (b.21 June 1692, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1777, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Alexis LEMIEUX 18 October 1710 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
m. Francois FOURNIER 26 May 1727 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Marie-Madeleine BELANGER (b.10 November 1694, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. January 1726, Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France )
m. Guillaume LEMIEUX 25 October 1723 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marguerite BELANGER (b.20 December 1696, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 July 1715, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France )
m. Louis COUILLARD 7 November 1712 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Pierre BELANGER (b.30 June 1700, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 31 July 1762, L'Islet, Canada )
m. Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART) 12 November 1724 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Francoise BELANGER (b.25 April 1704, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 6 November 1774, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste FORTIN 25 October 1723 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Marthe BELANGER (b.19 June 1706, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 13 December 1776, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph COUILLARD 19 November 1725 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1654 Birth
18 December 1654
Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

'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
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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

1724 Death
1 October 1724
L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He died at the age of 69.

Added: 2/4/2010 10:48:17 AM - Updated: 3/15/2015 11:37:15 AM