Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN)

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17 October 1655 , Rouen, France

Died

8 March 1731 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Jean BELAND Elizabeth CADRAN (CAVRAN)

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Born: 17 October 1655 in Rouen, France

Father: Jean BELAND

Mother: Elizabeth CADRAN (CAVRAN)

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1675.

Immigration to New France: Shaping the Roots of Canada

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Jean married Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) 18 July 1677 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) was born 30 January 1649 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Geneviève died 4 December 1726 in Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales). Geneviève was the child of Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) and Marthe COGNAC.

Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) died 8 March 1731 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France .
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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN)
Marriage date: 18 July 1677
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) was the child of Barthelemi (Barthélémy) GAUDIN (GANDIN) and Marthe COGNAC

Marriage notes:

According to PRDH, a marriage contract was signed between Jean Belan and Genevieve Godin at an undetermined place in Quebec, Canada in 1677.

"Genevieve Gandin was forced to reorganize her life. She made the acquaintance of the twenty-two year old Jean Beland. This young man came from Saint-Eloi in France, where his father was a messenger between Rouen and Le Harve. The ancestor of the Belands, who had arrived two years earlier, was not frightened off by the children of Antoine Boutin. Obviously he was emboldened by the charms of the worldly wise widow! After a marriage contract signed on 18 July 1677, Genevieve and Jean appeared before a traveling missionary to have their union blessed. History's little details have left us nothing precise..."

Thomas J. Laforest

Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 63

Children of Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) and Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN)

Mathurin BÉLAND

Born: 25 March 1678, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 24 April 1759, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Married: Anne CONSTANTINEAU 24 July 1702 Place: Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles)

Married: Jeanne MOREL 13 January 1716 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Jeanne BÉLAND

Born: 31 August 1680, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 10 December 1761 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

Married: Pierre BIDARD 24 November 1698 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Married: Louis COTIN 14 January 1709 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Angélique BÉLAND

Born: 19 March 1683, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 19 April 1772, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE 24 July 1702 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND

Born: 28 September 1684, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 3 May 1769, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie COTIN 12 January 1710 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Marie-Anne BÉLAND

Born: 19 January 1687, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 4 June 1763, Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: François CARPENTIER 17 January 1707 Place: Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Marie-Madeleine BÉLAND

Born: 17 October 1689, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France
Died: 22 October 1689, Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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Birth — 1655
17 October 1655
Rouen, France

'Jean Besland came to Canada from Rouen in Normandy, probably about 1675. According to the genealogist Godbout, he was baptized on 17 October 1655 at Saint-Eloi, one of the few parishes embraced by the city of Rouen at the time. His baptismal certificate says that he was the son of Jean Besland, who worked as a messenger between Roen and LeHavre, and of Isabeau Care (Elizabeth Cavran).'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume V, Page 35

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1677 Marriage / Partner
Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) and Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) 18 July 1677, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 21 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Mathurin BÉLAND was born 25 March 1678, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 22 years old.

1680 Birth of Child
Jeanne BÉLAND was born 31 August 1680, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 24 years old.

1681 Canadian Census Signeurie de Dombour Neuville
Jean Besland, 25
Genevieve Godin, sa femme, (veuve d'Antoine Boutin), 26
enfants:
Jean Boutin, 12
Geneveive Boutin, 14
Louis Boutin, 11
Guillaume Boutin, 7
Mathurin Besland, 4
Jeanne Besland, 1 1/ 2
Francoise Besland, 8 mois

Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882

1683 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique BÉLAND was born 19 March 1683, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 27 years old.

1684 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND was born 28 September 1684, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 28 years old.

1687 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BÉLAND was born 19 January 1687, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 31 years old.

1689 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine BÉLAND was born 17 October 1689, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

Jean was 34 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1698 Marriage of Child
Jeanne BÉLAND married 24 November 1698, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Pierre BIDARD

1702 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique BÉLAND married 24 July 1702 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE

1702 Marriage of Child
Mathurin BÉLAND married 24 July 1702, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Montréal, Québec, Canada* (L'Enfant-Jésus-de-la-Pointe-aux-Trembles) to Anne CONSTANTINEAU

1707 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BÉLAND married 17 January 1707, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to François CARPENTIER

1709 Marriage of Child
Jeanne BÉLAND married 14 January 1709, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales) to Louis COTIN

1710 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND married 12 January 1710, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec) to Marie COTIN

1716 Marriage of Child
Mathurin BÉLAND married 13 January 1716, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Jeanne MOREL

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

1726 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) died 4 December 1726, Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

1731 Death
'...The ancestress of the Boutins and the Belands was buried in the consecrated land of Pointe-aux-Trembles, on Tuesday, 4 December 1726. Curate Robert Dumont officiated at the funeral. Genevieve was 76 years old and very worthy. Jean Beland went to join her on 8 March 1731.'

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume XII, Page 64