Benjamin BELANGER
Born: 7 March 1817, Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Died: 28 June 1888, St-Donat, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Died: 28 June 1888, St-Donat, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Married: Julie LETOURNEAU 17 September 1839 Place: Rimouski, Lower Canada
Benjamin
BELANGER
Born
20 February 1794
,
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Died
5 February 1859
,
Le Bic, Canada
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Belanger Family Heritage - Ceramic Mug 11ozSip your morning coffee in style with the Belanger Family Heritage Mug, a tribute to the rich legacy of Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon, pioneers who embarked on a journey to New France from Tourouvre, France in the 1620s.
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Benjamin BELANGER married 
Marguerite CASTONGUAY
Marriage date: 30 August 1814
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Marguerite CASTONGUAY was the child of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
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Marguerite CASTONGUAYMarriage date: 30 August 1814
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
Marguerite CASTONGUAY was the child of Jean-Marie CASTONGUAY and Marguerite ST-PIERRE dite DESSAINT
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Children of Benjamin BELANGER and Marguerite CASTONGUAY
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- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
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- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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Birth — 179420 February 1794
Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada
1814 Marriage / PartnerBenjamin BELANGER and Marguerite CASTONGUAY 30 August 1814, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada
He was 20 years old.
1817 Birth of ChildBenjamin BELANGER was born 7 March 1817, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
Benjamin was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Marriage of ChildBenjamin BELANGER married 17 September 1839, Rimouski, Lower Canada to Julie LETOURNEAU
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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 18595 February 1859
Le Bic, Canada
He died at the age of 65.
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