Alexis BÉLAND

(b. 20 March 1745 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France d. 14 May 1816 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Alexis BÉLAND was born 20 March 1745 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

Alexis BÉLAND was the child of Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Geneviève PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Louise ROUSSEAU

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

Alexis married Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS 24 October 1768 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Elisabeth died 1 July 1785 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph). Marie-Elisabeth was the child of Joseph TALBOT and Marie-Josephte PATRY.

Alexis married (2) Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS 22 October 1787 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS was born 18 March 1768 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Catherine was the child of Pierre-Étienne LEBEAU dit BEAUFILS and Françoise BÉNARD.

Alexis BÉLAND died 14 May 1816 in Maskinongé, Lower 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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Alexis BÉLAND married

Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS-- Date: 24 October 1768 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS was the child of Joseph TALBOT and Marie-Josephte PATRY

Children of Alexis BÉLAND and Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS:

Antoine BELAND (b.abt. 1768, , Québec Province, Canada d. 22 September 1841, Yamachiche, Canada East )
m. Louise BOUCHER 14 January 1793 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Augustin BELAND (b.23 April 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Charlotte BRISSETTE 10 August 1807 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Alexis BÉLAND married

Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS-- Date: 22 October 1787 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
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Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS was the child of Pierre-Étienne LEBEAU dit BEAUFILS and Françoise BÉNARD

Children of Alexis BÉLAND and Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS:

Françoise BÉLAND (b.29 March 1794, Louiseville, Lower Canada d. , )
m. David CAYA 8 June 1812 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1745 Birth
20 March 1745
Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France

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

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.

1768 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BÉLAND and Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS 24 October 1768, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 23 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.

1781 Birth of Child
Augustin BELAND was born 23 April 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Alexis was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Elisabeth TALBOT dite GERVAIS died 1 July 1785, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Alexis BÉLAND and Catherine LEBEAU dite BEAUFILS 22 October 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 42 years old.

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
Antoine BELAND married 14 January 1793, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Louise BOUCHER

1794 Birth of Child
Françoise BÉLAND was born 29 March 1794, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Alexis was 49 years old.

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

1807 Marriage of Child
Augustin BELAND married 10 August 1807, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Charlotte BRISSETTE

1812 Marriage of Child
Françoise BÉLAND married 8 June 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to David CAYA

1816 Death
14 May 1816
Maskinongé, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.

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