René-Ulric BELLEY

(b. 4 July 1762 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada d. 29 August 1847 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East )

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René-Ulric BELLEY was born 4 July 1762 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

René-Ulric 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):

René-Ulric married Madeleine GAGNON 14 February 1786 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Madeleine GAGNON was born 28 March 1765 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine died 25 July 1835 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Madeleine was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE.

René-Ulric BELLEY died 29 August 1847 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada East .
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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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René-Ulric BELLEY married

Madeleine GAGNON-- Date: 14 February 1786 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine GAGNON was the child of Etienne GAGNON and Madeleine-Marguerite LAVOIE

Children of René-Ulric BELLEY and Madeleine GAGNON:

René BELLEY (b.20 May 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 14 February 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada )
m. Madeleine TREMBLAY 31 January 1815 in Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Francois BELLEY (b.4 March 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 5 April 1878, Jonquière, Québec, Canada)
m. Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE 14 January 1823 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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1762 Birth
4 July 1762
Baie-Saint-Paul, Canada

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.

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
René-Ulric BELLEY and Madeleine GAGNON 14 February 1786, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1794 Birth of Child
René BELLEY was born 20 May 1794, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René-Ulric was 31 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Francois BELLEY was born 4 March 1797, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René-Ulric was 34 years old.

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

1815 Marriage of Child
René BELLEY married 31 January 1815, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Madeleine TREMBLAY

1816 Death of Child
René BELLEY died 14 February 1816, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

René-Ulric was 53 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1823 Marriage of Child
Francois BELLEY married 14 January 1823, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Ursule SAULNIER dite LACOULINE

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Death of Spouse/Partner
Madeleine GAGNON died 25 July 1835, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada