Joseph BELEC

Born

28 October 1758 , L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Died

3 January 1804 , L'Assomption, Lower Canada

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Born: 28 October 1758 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France

Parents of Joseph BELEC

Father

Jean-Baptiste BELEC

Mother

Marie-Madeleine JANSON dite LAPALME

Grandparents of Joseph BELEC

Paternal grandparents

François BELEC Marie-Madeleine TELLIER dite LAFORTUNE

Maternal grandparents

Christophe JANSON dit LAPALME Marie-Madeleine GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marguerite BEAUDOIN 11 July 1785 in Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite BEAUDOIN was born 28 October 1767 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 10 January 1817 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jacques BEAUDOIN and Marguerite VINCENT.

Joseph BELEC died 3 January 1804 in L'Assomption, Lower Canada .

m. Beaudoin Marguerite

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph BELEC

Joseph BELEC married

Marguerite BEAUDOIN
Marriage date: 11 July 1785
Marriage place: Saint-Jacques, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite BEAUDOIN was the child of Jacques BEAUDOIN and Marguerite VINCENT

Children of Joseph BELEC and Marguerite BEAUDOIN

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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 — 1758
28 October 1758
L'Assomption, Canada, New France

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.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BELEC and Marguerite BEAUDOIN 11 July 1785, Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

He was 26 years old.

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)