Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born

29 November 1772 , Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

9 October 1836 , Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada

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Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)Rosalie RICHARD

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Born: 29 November 1772 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Mother: Rosalie RICHARD

Paternal grandparents: Jean Baptiste BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) , Marguerite MELANSON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph RICHARD , Françoise CORMIER

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Joseph married Marie PRINCE 8 October 1798 in Nicolet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie PRINCE was born 9 August 1774 in Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly). Marie died 15 June 1852 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*. Marie was the child of Joseph Timothee PRINCE and Anne RICHARD.

Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) died 9 October 1836 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada .
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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.

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Marie PRINCE
Marriage date: 8 October 1798
Marriage place: Nicolet, Lower Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie PRINCE was the child of Joseph Timothee PRINCE and Anne RICHARD

Children of Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie PRINCE

Josephte BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU)

Born: 26 November 1811, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Lower Canada
Died: 10 January 1894, Saint-Célestin, Québec, Canada

Married: Louis ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 20 February 1832 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

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Birth — 1772
29 November 1772
Bécancour, Nicolet, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) and Marie PRINCE 8 October 1798, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

He was 25 years old.

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

1811 Birth of Child
Josephte BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) was born 26 November 1811, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Joseph was 39 years old.

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

1832 Marriage of Child
Josephte BELLIVEAU (BÉLIVEAU) married 20 February 1832, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Louis ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)