Jean-Baptiste BELANGER

(b. 19 November 1713 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 13 April 1782 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BELANGER was born 19 November 1713 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Geneviève CLOUTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BELANGER and Marguerite LEFRANCOIS (maternal) René CLOUTIER and Marie-Elisabeth LEBLANC

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

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU 23 October 1742 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU was born 19 September 1724 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada. Marie-Brigitte died 20 August 1753 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Brigitte was the child of Etienne BLUTEAU and Madeleine DEBLOIS.

Jean-Baptiste married (2) Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE 13 November 1753 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE was born 19 October 1695 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marthe died 16 January 1788 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marthe was the child of Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU).

Jean-Baptiste BELANGER died 13 April 1782 in L'Islet, 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 Jean-Baptiste BELANGER

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Jean-Baptiste BELANGER married

Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU-- Date: 23 October 1742 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU was the child of Etienne BLUTEAU and Madeleine DEBLOIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU:

Bonaventure BELANGER (b.26 January 1746, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1829, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)
m. Rose THIBAULT 10 June 1770 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER (b.25 March 1748, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 13 March 1816, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Xavier JEAN 2 October 1770 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste BELANGER married

Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE-- Date: 13 November 1753 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

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Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE was the child of Louis GRESLON dit LAVIOLETTE and Marie-Jeanne PRINCEAU (PRINSEAU)

Children of Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE:

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1713 Birth
19 November 1713
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU 23 October 1742, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 28 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Bonaventure BELANGER was born 26 January 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 32 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER was born 25 March 1748, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 34 years old.

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marthe GRESLON dite LAVIOLETTE 13 November 1753 , L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 40 years old.

1753 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU died 20 August 1753, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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.

1770 Marriage of Child
Bonaventure BELANGER married 10 June 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Rose THIBAULT

1770 Marriage of Child
Angélique-Marguerite BELANGER married 2 October 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Francois-Xavier JEAN

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.