René BELLEY

Born

20 April 1727 , Poilley, St-Martin, France

Died

14 December 1791 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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Born: 20 April 1727 in Poilley, St-Martin, France

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René married Marguerite MAGNAN 26 January 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marguerite MAGNAN was born 5 November 1737 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite died 9 January 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marguerite was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS.

René married (2) Thérèse TREMBLAY 28 September 1781 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse TREMBLAY was born 16 October 1735 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements). Thérèse died 26 November 1811 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Thérèse was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD.

René BELLEY died 14 December 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada .

son of Francois Belley and Marguerite Lelievre

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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: cod fisherman

The pêcheur d'anguille, or eel fisherman, was a person who caught eels either for personal consumption or for sale. Eel fishing was practiced mainly in the St. Lawrence, but also in the Richelieu River, Lake St. Pierre, near L'Islet and Kamouraska.

Fishing was the first resource of early inhabitants, as they waited for their land to be cleared and start producing wheat.
Source: tfcq.ca

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

A Glimpse into Everyday Life: The Average Man in 18th Century Quebec

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René BELLEY married

Marguerite MAGNAN
Marriage date: 26 January 1761
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Marguerite MAGNAN was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS

Children of René BELLEY and Marguerite MAGNAN

René-Ulric BELLEY

Born: 4 July 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada
Died: 29 August 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East

Married: Madeleine GAGNON 14 February 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Procule BELLEY

Born: 29 September 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 July 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Laurent LAVOIE 27 October 1784 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis BELLEY

Born: 1 November 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 June 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite TREMBLAY 24 October 1791 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Genevieve BELLEY

Born: abt. 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 25 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS 30 January 1787 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre BELLEY

Born: 31 January 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Madeleine TRUCHON 16 February 1802 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angélique BELLEY

Born: 8 May 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 November 1870, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada

Married: Theodose TREMBLAY 19 July 1803 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René BELLEY married

Thérèse TREMBLAY
Marriage date: 28 September 1781
Marriage place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse TREMBLAY was the child of François-Xavier TREMBLAY and Marie-Madeleine BOUCHARD

Children of René BELLEY and Thérèse TREMBLAY

Dorothee BELLEY

Born: abt. 1778, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marc BRADETTE dit SINGELAIS 22 January 1799 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1727
20 April 1727
Poilley, St-Martin, France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1761 Marriage / Partner
René BELLEY and Marguerite MAGNAN 26 January 1761, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
René-Ulric BELLEY was born 4 July 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 35 years old.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Procule BELLEY was born 29 September 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 37 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis BELLEY was born 1 November 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 42 years old.

1776 Birth of Child
Pierre BELLEY was born 31 January 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 48 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Angélique BELLEY was born 8 May 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René was 53 years old.

1781 Marriage / Partner
René BELLEY and Thérèse TREMBLAY 28 September 1781, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 54 years old.

1781 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MAGNAN died 9 January 1781, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Marriage of Child
Marie-Procule BELLEY married 27 October 1784, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Laurent LAVOIE

1786 Marriage of Child
René-Ulric BELLEY married 14 February 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Madeleine GAGNON

1787 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BELLEY married 30 January 1787, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS

Death — 1791
14 December 1791
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 64.

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