Jean-Baptiste BELAND

Born

2 March 1752 , Donnacona, Canada, New France

Died

18 October 1814 , Québec, Lower Canada

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Born: 2 March 1752 in Donnacona, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BELAND

Father

Jean-François BELAND

Mother

Marie-Anne GOULET

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BELAND

Paternal grandparents

Jean-Baptiste BÉLAND Marie COTIN

Maternal grandparents

Jacques GOULET Marie-Anne LETARTRE (LETARTE)

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT 16 July 1792 in Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada . Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT was born 1 June 1773 in Neuville, Portneuf, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Ursule died 16 August 1832 in Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Ursule was the child of Francois VIDAL dit PIGNANT and Marie-Charlotte MILLET.

Jean-Baptiste BELAND died 18 October 1814 in Québec, Lower Canada .

m. Vidal Marie-Ursule

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BELAND

Jean-Baptiste BELAND married

Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT
Marriage date: 16 July 1792
Marriage place: Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT was the child of Francois VIDAL dit PIGNANT and Marie-Charlotte MILLET

Children of Jean-Baptiste BELAND and Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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 — 1752
2 March 1752
Donnacona, Canada, New France

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BELAND and Marie-Ursule VIDAL dite PIGNANT 16 July 1792 , Neuville, Portneuf, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales)

He was 40 years old.