Françoise BELANGER

(b. 3 December 1734 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 10 March 1798 , Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )

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Françoise BELANGER was born 3 December 1734 in Laval, Canada, New France

Françoise BELANGER was the child of François BELANGER and Catherine NADON dite LÉTOURNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BELANGER and Catherine VOYER (maternal) Pierre NADON dit LÉTOURNEAU and Catherine LABELLE

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Françoise married Andre GRATTON (GRATON) 20 January 1755 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Andre GRATTON (GRATON) was born 29 August 1728 in Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada. Andre died 16 September 1807 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville). Andre was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION).

Françoise BELANGER died 10 March 1798 in Sainte-Thérèse, 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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Françoise BELANGER married

Andre GRATTON (GRATON)-- Date: 20 January 1755 Place: Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Canada, New France
Andre GRATTON (GRATON) was the child of Joseph GRATTON (GRATON) and Marguerite FEUILLON (FILION)

Children of Andre GRATTON (GRATON) and Françoise BELANGER:

Louis GRATTON (b.6 September 1761, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Canada d. 13 March 1813, Saint-Benoît, Mirabel, Lower Canada)
m. Cecile MAISONNEUVE 1 February 1785 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Jean-Marie GRATTON (b.14 August 1770, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 November 1802, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise FILION 30 July 1792 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

Martin GRATTON (b.14 November 1774, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 November 1851, Sainte-Thérèse, Canada East )
m. Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE 1 February 1796 in Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne)

Marguerite GRATTON (b.8 February 1776, Saint-Eustache, Province of Québec, Canada d. 20 December 1798, Sainte-Thérèse, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre DESJARDINS 13 February 1792 in Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville)

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1734 Birth
3 December 1734
Laval, Canada, New France

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

1755 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BELANGER and Andre GRATTON (GRATON) 20 January 1755, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Laval, Québec, Canada

She was 20 years old.

1761 Birth of Child
Louis GRATTON was born 6 September 1761, Sainte-Rose, Laval, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Rose-de-Lima)

Françoise was 26 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Jean-Marie GRATTON was born 14 August 1770, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 35 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Martin GRATTON was born 14 November 1774, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 39 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.

1776 Birth of Child
Marguerite GRATTON was born 8 February 1776, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada

Françoise was 41 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Louis GRATTON married 1 February 1785, Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada to Cecile MAISONNEUVE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GRATTON married 13 February 1792, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville) to Pierre DESJARDINS

1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Marie GRATTON married 30 July 1792, Sainte-Thérèse, Québec, Canada (Blainville) to Marie-Louise FILION

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

1796 Marriage of Child
Martin GRATTON married 1 February 1796, Terrebonne, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-Terrebonne) to Archange ROBIN dite LAPOINTE