Ignace BÉLANGER

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8 February 1723 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

19 January 1797 , Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Nicolas BÉLANGER Marie MAGNAN

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Born: 8 February 1723 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Nicolas BÉLANGER

Mother: Marie MAGNAN

Paternal grandparents: Nicolas BÉLANGER , Marie DERAINVILLE

Maternal grandparents: Jacques MAGNAN , Ambroise DOIGT (DOIGHT)

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Ignace married Geneviève GAGNÉ 14 November 1746 in Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Geneviève GAGNÉ was born abt. 1724 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Geneviève died 11 August 1803 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Geneviève was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER.

Ignace BÉLANGER died 19 January 1797 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada.
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Geneviève GAGNÉ
Marriage date: 14 November 1746
Marriage place: Saint-Vallier, Canada, New France
Geneviève GAGNÉ was the child of Pierre GAGNÉ and Geneviève FOURNIER

Children of Ignace BÉLANGER and Geneviève GAGNÉ

Ignace BELANGER

Born: 25 September 1747, Berthierville, Canada, New France
Died: 24 June 1805, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Angélique OUELLET 2 October 1774 Place: La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere)

Married: Catherine SOULARD 27 October 1777 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Geneviève GAUVIN 21 September 1802 Place: Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Pierre BELANGER

Born: 2 March 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1834, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Marthe TALBOT dite GERVAIS 18 June 1781 Place: Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1723
8 February 1723
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1746 Marriage / Partner
Ignace BÉLANGER and Geneviève GAGNÉ 14 November 1746, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Ignace BELANGER was born 25 September 1747, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Ignace was 24 years old.

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

1759 Birth of Child
Pierre BELANGER was born 2 March 1759, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Ignace was 36 years old.

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 of Child
Ignace BELANGER married 2 October 1774, La Pocatière, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere) to Marie-Angélique OUELLET

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.