Alexis BELANGER

Born

2 July 1751 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

4 August 1796 , Berthierville, Lower Canada

Alexis married Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS 7 February 1774 in Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS was born 31 May 1753 in Lavaltrie, Canada, New France . Marie-Thérèse died 13 April 1806 in Berthierville, Lower Canada . Marie-Thérèse was the child of André HARNOIS and Suzanne DALPE dite PARISEAU .

Parents & Family of Alexis BELANGER

Parents of Alexis BELANGER

Father

Jean-Francois BELANGER

Mother

Marie-Louise CARON

Grandparents of Alexis BELANGER

Paternal grandparents

François BELANGER Geneviève CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents

François CARON Marie-Geneviève DOMINGO

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexis BELANGER

Alexis BELANGER married

Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS
Marriage date: 7 February 1774
Marriage place: Repentigny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS was the child of André HARNOIS and Suzanne DALPE dite PARISEAU

Children of Alexis BELANGER and Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS

Joseph-Alexis BELANGER

Born: 17 May 1780, Berthier-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 March 1841, Sainte-Élisabeth, Canada East

Married: Marie-Marguerite PLOUFFE 13 January 1800 Place: Berthierville, Lower Canada

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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 — 1751
2 July 1751
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BELANGER and Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS 7 February 1774, Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite)

He was 22 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.

1780 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis BELANGER was born 17 May 1780, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Alexis was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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