François BELANGER

Born

10 August 1765 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

16 April 1848 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Parents & Family of François BELANGER

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Born: 10 August 1765 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of François BELANGER

Father

Joseph BELANGER

Mother

Genevieve BERNIER

Grandparents of François BELANGER

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Francois BELANGER Marie-Louise CARON

Maternal grandparents

Louis BERNIER Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX

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

François married Claire LEFEBVRE 7 January 1808 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Claire LEFEBVRE was born 24 September 1770 in Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada . Claire died 5 September 1860 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East . Claire was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Claire MATTE.

François BELANGER died 16 April 1848 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BELANGER

François BELANGER married

Claire LEFEBVRE
Marriage date: 7 January 1808
Marriage place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Claire LEFEBVRE was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE and Marie-Claire MATTE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of François BELANGER and Claire LEFEBVRE

Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER

Born: 7 September 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre GENDRON 12 February 1833 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, 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 — 1765
10 August 1765
L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

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)

1808 Marriage / Partner
François BELANGER and Claire LEFEBVRE 7 January 1808, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 42 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie-Emerentienne BELANGER was born 7 September 1811, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François was 46 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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 England