François BELANGER

(b. 10 January 1757 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 8 January 1842 , L'Islet, Canada East )

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François BELANGER was born 10 January 1757 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

François BELANGER was the child of Joseph BELANGER and Marie-Rosalie RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BELANGER and Thérèse PELLETIER (maternal) Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER

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

François married Elisabeth CARON 19 November 1787 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elisabeth CARON was born 6 January 1763 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Elisabeth died 4 October 1794 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Elisabeth was the child of Charles CARON and Elisabeth DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

François married (2) Ursule BOUCHER 30 June 1830 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Ursule BOUCHER was born 31 July 1754 in La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere). Ursule died 17 January 1844 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Ursule was the child of Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER.

François BELANGER died 8 January 1842 in L'Islet, Canada East .
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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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François BELANGER married

Elisabeth CARON-- Date: 19 November 1787 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada
Elisabeth CARON was the child of Charles CARON and Elisabeth DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Children of François BELANGER and Elisabeth CARON:

Genevieve BELANGER (b.4 January 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste DEROY 29 January 1811 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

François BELANGER married

Ursule BOUCHER-- Date: 30 June 1830 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Ursule BOUCHER was the child of Louis-Ignace BOUCHER and Marie-Madeleine MIGNIER

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1757 Birth
10 January 1757
L'Islet, 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)

1787 Marriage / Partner
François BELANGER and Elisabeth CARON 19 November 1787, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Genevieve BELANGER was born 4 January 1790, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

François was 33 years old.

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

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

1794 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth CARON died 4 October 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BELANGER married 29 January 1811, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Baptiste DEROY

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage / Partner
François BELANGER and Ursule BOUCHER 30 June 1830, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 73 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Death
8 January 1842
L'Islet, Canada East

He died at the age of 85.

Added: 4/11/2021 9:34:07 AM - Updated: 4/11/2021 9:40:30 AM