Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND

Born

28 September 1684 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Died

3 May 1769 , Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

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Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN)Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN)

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Born: 28 September 1684 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Father: Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN)

Mother: Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN)

Paternal grandparents: Jean BELAND , Elizabeth CADRAN (CAVRAN)

Maternal grandparents: Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) , Marthe COGNAC

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie COTIN 12 January 1710 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Marie COTIN was born 21 September 1687 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie died 18 February 1774 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Marie was the child of Tugal COTIN and Étiennette (Thienette) BEAUDON (BAUDON).

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND died 3 May 1769 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND married

Marie COTIN
Marriage date: 12 January 1710
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie COTIN was the child of Tugal COTIN and Étiennette (Thienette) BEAUDON (BAUDON)

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PRDH has no record of their marriage, however there are records of their children's baptisms, the first one in 1711 in Neuville

"Jean-Baptiste (1684-?), married Marie Cotin in 1710. They had 9 children, 4 boys and 5 girls."

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Children of Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Marie COTIN

Marie-Josephe BELAND

Born: 6 January 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1799, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Lower Canada

Married: Michel PORREAU 4 July 1730 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Louis GARNEAU 10 January 1746 Place: Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada

Thérèse-Marie BELAND

Born: 25 February 1713, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: François LEMONIER 29 April 1743 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Françoise BÉLAND

Born: 16 January 1715, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 25 May 1805, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR 10 January 1735 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Jean-Baptiste BORDELEAU 11 January 1759 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Angélique-Marie BELAND

Born: 1 August 1717, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 22 December 1749, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Married: François MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT) 26 January 1738 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Geneviève-Marie BELAND

Born: 14 November 1719, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Etienne BORDELEAU 17 April 1747 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-François BELAND

Born: 7 February 1722, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 11 February 1776, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Anne GOULET 3 October 1746 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

François-Marie BELAND

Born: 25 October 1724, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 23 June 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Louis-Joseph BELAND

Born: 18 January 1728, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 27 March 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Marie-Thérèse CONSTANTINEAU 30 April 1753 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Augustin BELAND

Born: 4 June 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 15 June 1812, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise LAROCHE 13 October 1760 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Marie-Thérèse LIENARD 30 September 1765 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Toussaint BELAND

Born: 1 November 1732, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 17 September 1803, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1684
28 September 1684
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND - 1684 Baptism Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, Quebec

1684 Baptism Saint-Francois-de-Sales, Neuville, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1710 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND and Marie COTIN 12 January 1710, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

1711 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe BELAND was born 6 January 1711, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 26 years old.

1713 Birth of Child
Thérèse-Marie BELAND was born 25 February 1713, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉLAND was born 16 January 1715, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 30 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
Angélique-Marie BELAND was born 1 August 1717, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1719 Birth of Child
Geneviève-Marie BELAND was born 14 November 1719, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 35 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1722 Birth of Child
Jean-François BELAND was born 7 February 1722, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 years old.

1724 Birth of Child
François-Marie BELAND was born 25 October 1724, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph BELAND was born 18 January 1728, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 43 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Augustin BELAND was born 4 June 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 45 years old.

1730 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BELAND married 4 July 1730, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Michel PORREAU

1732 Birth of Child
Toussaint BELAND was born 1 November 1732, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 48 years old.

1735 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉLAND married 10 January 1735, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Antoine SÉVIGNY dit LAFLEUR

1738 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Marie BELAND married 26 January 1738 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to François MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

1738 Death of Child
François-Marie BELAND died 23 June 1738, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 53 years old.

1743 Marriage of Child
Thérèse-Marie BELAND married 29 April 1743, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to François LEMONIER

1746 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe BELAND married 10 January 1746, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Québec, Canada to Louis GARNEAU

1746 Marriage of Child
Jean-François BELAND married 3 October 1746, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Anne GOULET

1747 Marriage of Child
Geneviève-Marie BELAND married 17 April 1747, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Etienne BORDELEAU

1748 Death of Child
Geneviève-Marie BELAND died 5 April 1748, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 63 years old.

1749 Death of Child
Angélique-Marie BELAND died 22 December 1749, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean-Baptiste was 65 years old.

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

1753 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph BELAND married 30 April 1753, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Thérèse CONSTANTINEAU

1759 Marriage of Child
Marie-Françoise BÉLAND married 11 January 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Jean-Baptiste BORDELEAU

1759 Death of Child
Louis-Joseph BELAND died 27 March 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 74 years old.

1759 Death of Child
Thérèse-Marie BELAND died 12 November 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste was 75 years old.

1760 Marriage of Child
Augustin BELAND married 13 October 1760, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Louise LAROCHE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Augustin BELAND married 30 September 1765, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Marie-Thérèse LIENARD