Marguerite MAGNAN

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5 November 1737 , Québec, Canada, New France

Died

9 January 1781 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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Michel MAGNAN Angélique LEFRANCOIS

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Born: 5 November 1737 in Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Michel MAGNAN

Mother: Angélique LEFRANCOIS

Paternal grandparents: Germain MAGNAN , Marie DERY (D'HERY)

Maternal grandparents: Nicolas LEFRANCOIS , Marie-Madeleine LEFEBVRE

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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
Marriage date: 26 January 1761
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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)

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Birth — 1737
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.