Sophie BELANGER

(b. 2 December 1814 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada d. 28 November 1893 , Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada )

Am I Your Ancestor?
BELANGER Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Sophie BELANGER was born 2 December 1814 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Sophie BELANGER was the child of Joseph-Alexis BELANGER and Marie-Marguerite PLOUFFE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Alexis BELANGER and Marie-Thérèse HARNOIS (maternal) Francois PLOUFFE and Marie-Brigitte GUILBAULT dite GRANDBOIS

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

Sophie married Joseph RONDEAU 6 October 1835 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph RONDEAU was born 19 August 1818 in Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth). Joseph died 9 December 1872 in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada. Joseph was the child of Francois RONDEAU and Amable CHARRON dite DUCHARME.

Sophie BELANGER died 28 November 1893 in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada.
Details of the family tree of Sophie appear below.

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.

A Glimpse into the Life of the Average Woman in Mid-19th Century Quebec

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Family and Children of Sophie BELANGER

[Hide/Show]

Sophie BELANGER married

Joseph RONDEAU-- Date: 6 October 1835 Place: Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada
Joseph RONDEAU was the child of Francois RONDEAU and Amable CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Joseph RONDEAU and Sophie BELANGER:

Rose-Marie RONDEAU (b.13 July 1851, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Canada East d. 26 October 1902, Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Québec, Canada )
m. Georges RACINE 7 October 1867 in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Québec, Canada

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Sophie BELANGER
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Sophie BELANGER: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1814 Birth
2 December 1814
Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Marriage / Partner
Sophie BELANGER and Joseph RONDEAU 6 October 1835, Sainte-Élisabeth, Québec, Canada (Ste-Elisabeth)

She was 20 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Birth of Child
Rose-Marie RONDEAU was born 13 July 1851, Saint-Félix-de-Valois, Québec, Canada (St-Felix)

Sophie was 36 years old.

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.