François BÉLIVEAU

Born

13 June 1778 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 May 1867 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

François married Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT 26 July 1802 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT was born 2 April 1782 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine died 14 October 1871 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada . Marie-Madeleine was the child of Joseph HÉBERT and Madeleine RICHARD .

Parents & Family of François BÉLIVEAU

Parents of François BÉLIVEAU

Father

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Mother

Rosalie RICHARD

Grandparents of François BÉLIVEAU

Paternal grandparents

Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) Marguerite MELANSON

Maternal grandparents

Joseph RICHARD Françoise CORMIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of François BÉLIVEAU

François BÉLIVEAU married

Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT
Marriage date: 26 July 1802
Marriage place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT was the child of Joseph HÉBERT and Madeleine RICHARD

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

Children of François BÉLIVEAU and Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT

Pierre BÉLIVEAU

Born: 30 June 1803, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 26 March 1833, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

François BÉLIVEAU

Born: 14 May 1805, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 9 December 1875, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada

Marguerite BÉLIVEAU

Born: 22 May 1807, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 30 July 1855, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Madeleine BÉLIVEAU

Born: 31 October 1810, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 5 September 1845, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Antoine BÉLIVEAU

Born: 21 April 1815, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Seraphine BÉLIVEAU

Born: 18 June 1817, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Damase BÉLIVEAU

Born: 11 December 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Sophie BÉLIVEAU

Born: 12 September 1825, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1778
13 June 1778
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1802 Marriage / Partner
François BÉLIVEAU and Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT 26 July 1802, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 24 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Pierre BÉLIVEAU was born 30 June 1803, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

François was 25 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
François BÉLIVEAU was born 14 May 1805, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

François was 26 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Marguerite BÉLIVEAU was born 22 May 1807, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 28 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Madeleine BÉLIVEAU was born 31 October 1810, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 32 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Antoine BÉLIVEAU was born 21 April 1815, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 36 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Seraphine BÉLIVEAU was born 18 June 1817, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 39 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 England

1821 Birth of Child
Damase BÉLIVEAU was born 11 December 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 43 years old.

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

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

1825 Birth of Child
Sophie BÉLIVEAU was born 12 September 1825, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 47 years old.

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 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1833 Death of Child
Pierre BÉLIVEAU died 26 March 1833, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 54 years old.

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

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)

1845 Death of Child
Madeleine BÉLIVEAU died 5 September 1845, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 67 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, 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.

1855 Death of Child
Marguerite BÉLIVEAU died 30 July 1855, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

François was 77 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

Death — 1867
19 May 1867
Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.

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