Joseph BELANGER

(b. 11 May 1738 , L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 27 April 1820 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

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Joseph BELANGER was born 11 May 1738 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Joseph BELANGER was the child of Jean-Francois BELANGER and Marie-Louise CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BELANGER and Geneviève CLOUTIER (maternal) François CARON and Marie-Geneviève DOMINGO

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

Joseph married Genevieve BERNIER 27 October 1760 in L'Islet, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Genevieve BERNIER was born 19 September 1734 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve died 31 August 1777 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Genevieve was the child of Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX.

Joseph BELANGER died 27 April 1820 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .

m. Bernier Genevieve
m. D'Astous Reine

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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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Joseph BELANGER married

Genevieve BERNIER-- Date: 27 October 1760 Place: L'Islet, Canada
Genevieve BERNIER was the child of Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX

Children of Joseph BELANGER and Genevieve BERNIER:

François BELANGER (b.10 August 1765, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 April 1848, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Claire LEFEBVRE 7 January 1808 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

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1738 Birth
11 May 1738
L'Islet, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BELANGER and Genevieve BERNIER 27 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 22 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.

1765 Birth of Child
François BELANGER was born 10 August 1765, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Joseph was 27 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.