Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born

3 November 1713 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

5 July 1786 , Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

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Born: 3 November 1713 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Father

Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Mother

Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Grandparents of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Paternal grandparents

Jean Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) Marie Jeanne BOURG

Maternal grandparents

Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)

Jean Baptiste was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Jean Baptiste married Marguerite MELANSON 23 January 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marguerite MELANSON was born 7 April 1722 in Port Royal, Acadia . Marguerite died 9 October 1808 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada . Marguerite was the child of Jean MELANSON and Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES.

Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) died 5 July 1786 in Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada .
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland

Les acadiens : du grand derangement au grand remplacement (VERITES POUR L')

Scattered to the Four Winds: An Acadian Family's Journey

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married

Marguerite MELANSON
Marriage date: 23 January 1741
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marguerite MELANSON was the child of Jean MELANSON and Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES

Children of Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marguerite MELANSON

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born: 9 December 1741, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 27 September 1795, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie RICHARD 7 January 1772 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Charles BELIVEAU

Born: 20 May 1744, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 2 March 1811, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Elisabeth Isabelle DOUCET 10 January 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born: 22 April 1750, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 10 April 1822, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Louis DOUCET 10 January 1773 Place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Francois BELIVEAU

Born: 17 October 1758, American Colonies
Died: 22 October 1828, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Le Haut-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Anne POIRIER 5 February 1787 Place: Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1713
3 November 1713
Port Royal, Acadia

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1741 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marguerite MELANSON 23 January 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

He was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 9 December 1741, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 28 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Charles BELIVEAU was born 20 May 1744, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 30 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 22 April 1750, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste was 36 years old.

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

1758 Birth of Child
Francois BELIVEAU was born 17 October 1758, , United States (USA) (American Colonies)

Jean Baptiste was 44 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.

1772 Marriage of Child
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married 7 January 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Rosalie RICHARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Charles BELIVEAU married 10 January 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie Elisabeth Isabelle DOUCET

1773 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married 10 January 1773, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada to Louis DOUCET

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.