Marguerite MAGNAN

(b. 5 November 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 9 January 1781 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marguerite MAGNAN was born 5 November 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France

Marguerite MAGNAN was the child of Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Germain MAGNAN and Marie DERY (D'HERY) (maternal) Nicolas LEFRANCOIS and Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE

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

Marguerite married René BELLEY 26 January 1761 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
René BELLEY was born 20 April 1727 in Poilley, St-Martin, France. René died 14 December 1791 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul).

Marguerite MAGNAN died 9 January 1781 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Marguerite MAGNAN married

René BELLEY-- Date: 26 January 1761 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

Children of René BELLEY and Marguerite MAGNAN:

René-Ulric BELLEY (b.4 July 1762, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 29 August 1847, Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )
m. Madeleine GAGNON 14 February 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Marie-Procule BELLEY (b.29 September 1764, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 July 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Laurent LAVOIE 27 October 1784 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis BELLEY (b.1 November 1769, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1830, La Malbaie, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite TREMBLAY 24 October 1791 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

Genevieve BELLEY (b.abt. 1770, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 November 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie BRADETTE dit ST-GELAIS 30 January 1787 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Pierre BELLEY (b.31 January 1776, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Madeleine TRUCHON 16 February 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Angélique BELLEY (b.8 May 1780, Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 November 1870, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Theodose TREMBLAY 19 July 1803 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1737 Birth
5 November 1737
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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

She was 23 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)

Marguerite was 24 years old.

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.

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)

Marguerite was 26 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)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

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.

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)

Marguerite was 38 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)

Marguerite was 42 years old.