Judith BELLEY

(b. 12 February 1802 , Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada d. 2 January 1877 , Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )

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Judith BELLEY was born 12 February 1802 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

Judith BELLEY was the child of Louis BELLEY and Marguerite TREMBLAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) René BELLEY and Marguerite MAGNAN (maternal) François TREMBLAY and Felicite BOULIANNE

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

Judith married Leon COTE 27 November 1821 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Leon COTE was born 11 March 1797 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Leon died 15 September 1887 in St-Gédéon, Canada. Leon was the child of Joseph-Andre COTE and Marie-Sophie SIMARD.

Judith BELLEY died 2 January 1877 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, 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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Family and Children of Judith BELLEY

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Judith BELLEY married

Leon COTE-- Date: 27 November 1821 Place: La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Leon COTE was the child of Joseph-Andre COTE and Marie-Sophie SIMARD

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Children of Leon COTE and Judith BELLEY:

Madeleine COTE (b.4 November 1822, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 18 March 1900, La Baie, Québec, Canada )
m. Firmin BERGERON 29 August 1843 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Angele COTE (b.21 September 1826, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 23 September 1876, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin NERON 28 October 1845 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Leocadie COTE (b.2 September 1828, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 24 March 1901, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada )
m. Thomas GAGNON 5 October 1858 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Marguerite COTE (b.16 February 1835, Sainte-Agnès, Lower Canada d. 17 February 1896, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph MCNICOLL 19 November 1851 in Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

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1802 Birth
12 February 1802
Baie-Saint-Paul, Lower Canada

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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Judith BELLEY and Leon COTE 27 November 1821, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

She was 19 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Madeleine COTE was born 4 November 1822, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Judith was 20 years old.

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)

1826 Birth of Child
Angele COTE was born 21 September 1826, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Judith was 24 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Leocadie COTE was born 2 September 1828, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Judith was 26 years old.

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1835 Birth of Child
Marguerite COTE was born 16 February 1835, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix)

Judith was 33 years old.

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Marriage of Child
Madeleine COTE married 29 August 1843, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Firmin BERGERON

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Marriage of Child
Angele COTE married 28 October 1845, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Augustin NERON

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1851 Marriage of Child
Marguerite COTE married 19 November 1851, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Joseph MCNICOLL

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Marriage of Child
Leocadie COTE married 5 October 1858, Sainte-Agnès, Québec, Canada (Ste-Agnes-de-Charlevoix) to Thomas GAGNON

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.