François BELANGER

(b. 22 September 1728 , Château-Richer, Canada, New France d. 10 October 1800 , Québec, Lower Canada )

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François BELANGER was born 22 September 1728 in Château-Richer, Canada, New France

François BELANGER was the child of Augustin BÉLANGER and Marie-Louise SIMON dite LAPOINTE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles BÉLANGER and Geneviève GAGNON (maternal) Guillaume SIMON dit LAPOINTE and Catherine DROUIN

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François married Marie-Charlotte-Catherine PENISSON 19 February 1770 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Charlotte-Catherine PENISSON was born 15 June 1728 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Charlotte-Catherine died 5 December 1796 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Charlotte-Catherine was the child of Jean Baptiste PENISSON and Elisabeth-Isabelle COTIN.

François BELANGER died 10 October 1800 in Québec, 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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François BELANGER married

Marie-Charlotte-Catherine PENISSON-- Date: 19 February 1770 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Charlotte-Catherine PENISSON was the child of Jean Baptiste PENISSON and Elisabeth-Isabelle COTIN

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1728 Birth
22 September 1728
Château-Richer, 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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
François BELANGER and Marie-Charlotte-Catherine PENISSON 19 February 1770 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 41 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.