Ignace BELANGER

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25 September 1747 , Berthierville, Canada, New France

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24 June 1805 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

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Ignace BÉLANGER Geneviève GAGNÉ

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Born: 25 September 1747 in Berthierville, Canada, New France

Father: Ignace BÉLANGER

Mother: Geneviève GAGNÉ

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas BÉLANGER , Marie MAGNAN

Maternal grandparents: Pierre GAGNÉ , Geneviève FOURNIER

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Ignace married Marie-Angélique OUELLET 2 October 1774 in La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Angélique OUELLET was born 1 November 1754 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique died 23 April 1777 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Philippe-Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Helene DUVAL.

Ignace married (2) Catherine SOULARD 27 October 1777 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada . Catherine SOULARD was born 11 July 1734 in Rimouski, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur) (Saint-Germain) (Le Bic). Catherine died 10 March 1800 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jacques-Sebastien SOULARD and Maire-Josephte GOSSELIN.

Ignace married (3) Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 21 September 1802 in Kamouraska, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was born 11 October 1740 in Rivière-Ouelle, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Liesse). Marie-Louise-Geneviève died 22 March 1823 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada. Marie-Louise-Geneviève was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE.

Ignace BELANGER died 24 June 1805 in Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada.
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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
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Ignace BELANGER married

Marie-Angélique OUELLET
Marriage date: 2 October 1774
Marriage place: La Pocatière, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique OUELLET was the child of Philippe-Pierre OUELLET and Marie-Helene DUVAL

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Ignace BELANGER married

Catherine SOULARD
Marriage date: 27 October 1777
Marriage place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Catherine SOULARD was the child of Jacques-Sebastien SOULARD and Maire-Josephte GOSSELIN

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Ignace BELANGER married

Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN
Marriage date: 21 September 1802
Marriage place: Kamouraska, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN was the child of Étienne GAUVIN and Geneviève-Angélique LEVESQUE

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Birth — 1747
25 September 1747
Berthierville, 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.

1774 Marriage / Partner
Ignace BELANGER and Marie-Angélique OUELLET 2 October 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

He was 27 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.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Ignace BELANGER and Catherine SOULARD 27 October 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

He was 30 years old.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Angélique OUELLET died 23 April 1777, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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)

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

1800 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine SOULARD died 10 March 1800 , Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

1802 Marriage / Partner
Ignace BELANGER and Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 21 September 1802, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

He was 55 years old.