Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born

9 December 1741 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

27 September 1795 , Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Born: 9 December 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia

Parents of Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Father

Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Mother

Marguerite MELANSON

Grandparents of Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Paternal grandparents

Antoine BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

Maternal grandparents

Jean MELANSON Madeleine PETITOT dite SINCENNES

Joseph 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

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

Joseph married Rosalie RICHARD 7 January 1772 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Rosalie RICHARD was born abt. 1751 in Acadia, Canada. Rosalie was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Françoise CORMIER.

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) died 27 September 1795 in Nicolet, Lower 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 Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married

Rosalie RICHARD
Marriage date: 7 January 1772
Marriage place: Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Rosalie RICHARD was the child of Joseph RICHARD and Françoise CORMIER

Children of Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Rosalie RICHARD

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born: 29 November 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 October 1836, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie PRINCE 8 October 1798 Place: Nicolet, Lower Canada

François BÉLIVEAU

Born: 13 June 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 19 May 1867, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Marie-Madeleine HÉBERT 26 July 1802 Place: Nicolet, Lower 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 — 1741
9 December 1741
Port Royal, Acadia

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.

1772 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Rosalie RICHARD 7 January 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

He was 30 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 29 November 1772, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph was 30 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
François BÉLIVEAU was born 13 June 1778, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Joseph was 36 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)