François BÉLANGER

(b. 2 February 1718 , Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 September 1781 , Lachenaie, Province of Québec, Canada )

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François BÉLANGER was born 2 February 1718 in Québec, Canada, New France

François BÉLANGER was the child of Pierre-Bertrand BÉLANGER and Marie-Madeleine CHEVAUDIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Nicolas BÉLANGER and Marie DERAINVILLE (maternal) Jean CHEVAUDIER dit LEPINE and Marie-Anne MERCIER

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François married Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR 7 January 1754 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR was born 11 August 1733 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Anne was the child of Claude DELAGE dit LAVIGUEUR and Marie-Anne BRAGELONGNE (BRAGELONE).

François BÉLANGER died 15 September 1781 in Lachenaie, Province of Québec, 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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Family and Children of François BÉLANGER

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François BÉLANGER married

Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR-- Date: 7 January 1754 Place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR was the child of Claude DELAGE dit LAVIGUEUR and Marie-Anne BRAGELONGNE (BRAGELONE)

Children of François BÉLANGER and Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR:

Francois-Regis BELANGER (b.14 March 1755, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 September 1814, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne BELANGER (b.22 August 1756, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Louise BELANGER (b.3 September 1759, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Etienne BELANGER (b.19 January 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Françoise BELANGER (b.22 December 1762, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Madeleine BELANGER (b.17 January 1766, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marguerite BELANGER (b.abt. 1769, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1718 Birth
2 February 1718
Québec, Canada, New France

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

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
François BÉLANGER and Marie-Anne DELAGE dite LAVIGUEUR 7 January 1754, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

He was 35 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Francois-Regis BELANGER was born 14 March 1755, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 37 years old.

1756 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BELANGER was born 22 August 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François was 38 years old.

1759 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BELANGER was born 3 September 1759, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François was 41 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Etienne BELANGER was born 19 January 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François was 42 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise BELANGER was born 22 December 1762, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

François 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.

1766 Birth of Child
Madeleine BELANGER was born 17 January 1766, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

François was 47 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.