Claire BELANGER

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18 February 1746 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

8 February 1813 , Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Pierre-Paul BELANGER Claire FOURNIER

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Born: 18 February 1746 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre-Paul BELANGER

Mother: Claire FOURNIER

Paternal grandparents: François BELANGER , Geneviève CLOUTIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste FOURNIER , Marie-Françoise DUMAS

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Claire married Antoine COTNOIR 27 May 1766 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine COTNOIR was born 30 September 1743 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Antoine died 28 February 1803 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska). Antoine was the child of Antoine COTNOIR and Marie-Louise FORCIER.

Claire BELANGER died 8 February 1813 in Yamaska, Lower Canada .
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Belanger Family Heritage - Ceramic Mug 11oz

Sip your morning coffee in style with the Belanger Family Heritage Mug, a tribute to the rich legacy of Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon, pioneers who embarked on a journey to New France from Tourouvre, France in the 1620s.

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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Claire BELANGER married

Antoine COTNOIR
Marriage date: 27 May 1766
Marriage place: Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine COTNOIR was the child of Antoine COTNOIR and Marie-Louise FORCIER

Children of Antoine COTNOIR and Claire BELANGER

Antoine COTNOIR

Born: abt. 1770, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Elisabeth CANTARA 7 November 1796 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

Marie-Louise COTNOIR dite CATTENAIS

Born: 21 July 1778, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 12 July 1866, Québec, Canada East

Married: Pierre BADAYAC dit LAPLANTE 8 November 1802 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada

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Birth — 1746
18 February 1746
L'Islet, 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.

1766 Marriage / Partner
Claire BELANGER and Antoine COTNOIR 27 May 1766, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

She was 20 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise COTNOIR dite CATTENAIS was born 21 July 1778, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Claire was 32 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Antoine COTNOIR married 7 November 1796, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Elisabeth CANTARA

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise COTNOIR dite CATTENAIS married 8 November 1802, Yamaska, Lower Canada to Pierre BADAYAC dit LAPLANTE