Louis BELLEY

(b. 1 November 1769 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 June 1830 , La Malbaie, Lower Canada )

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Louis BELLEY was born 1 November 1769 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

Louis BELLEY was the child of René BELLEY and Marguerite MAGNAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Michel MAGNAN and Angélique LEFRANCOIS

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

Louis married Marguerite TREMBLAY 24 October 1791 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marguerite TREMBLAY was born 10 July 1772 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Marguerite was the child of François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE.

Louis BELLEY died 26 June 1830 in La Malbaie, 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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Louis BELLEY married

Marguerite TREMBLAY-- Date: 24 October 1791 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Marguerite TREMBLAY was the child of François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE

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Children of Louis BELLEY and Marguerite TREMBLAY:

Marguerite BELLEY (b.17 December 1792, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 9 February 1877, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean MALTAIS 13 November 1810 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Therese BELLEY (b.23 August 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Francois TREMBLAY 11 August 1812 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Marie BELLEY (b.31 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 5 May 1841, La Malbaie, Canada East )
m. Pierre MALTAIS 30 June 1813 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Moise BELLEY (b.1 April 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 16 March 1871, Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada )
m. Louise TREMBLAY 17 August 1819 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)
m. Marguerite TREMBLAY 18 April 1855 in Saint-Irénée, Charlevoix, Québec, Canada (St-Irenee)

Francois BELLEY (b.2 March 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 13 January 1890, Saranac, New York, USA )

Judith BELLEY (b.12 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 2 January 1877, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Leon COTE 27 November 1821 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Olive BELLEY (b.8 February 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 29 May 1880, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )

Agnes BELLEY (b.abt. 1805, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 January 1893, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Hugues-Roger MARTEL 13 November 1825 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis BELLEY (b.10 July 1808, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 28 August 1885, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )

Flavie BELLEY (b.1 August 1811, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 13 May 1896, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS 23 April 1827 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Henriette BELLEY (b.abt. 1815, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1898, Métabetchouan, Quebec, Canada)

Madeleine BELLEY (b.abt. 1816, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1769 Birth
1 November 1769
Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada

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

1791 Marriage / Partner
Louis BELLEY and Marguerite TREMBLAY 24 October 1791, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 21 years old.

1792 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELLEY was born 17 December 1792, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis was 23 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Therese BELLEY was born 23 August 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 24 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Marie BELLEY was born 31 October 1796, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 27 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Moise BELLEY was born 1 April 1798, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 28 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Francois BELLEY was born 2 March 1800, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 30 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Judith BELLEY was born 12 February 1802, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 32 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
Olive BELLEY was born 8 February 1804, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Louis was 34 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Louis BELLEY was born 10 July 1808, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis was 38 years old.

1810 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BELLEY married 13 November 1810, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean MALTAIS

1811 Birth of Child
Flavie BELLEY was born 1 August 1811, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Louis was 41 years old.

1812 Marriage of Child
Therese BELLEY married 11 August 1812, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Francois TREMBLAY

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie BELLEY married 30 June 1813, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Pierre MALTAIS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Moise BELLEY married 17 August 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Louise TREMBLAY

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Judith BELLEY married 27 November 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Leon COTE

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Marriage of Child
Agnes BELLEY married 13 November 1825, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Hugues-Roger MARTEL

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Flavie BELLEY married 23 April 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Jean-Baptiste DESBIENS

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)