Josephte BELANGER

(b. 15 January 1774 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 October 1837 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada )

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Josephte BELANGER was born 15 January 1774 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte BELANGER was the child of Louis-Francois BELANGER and Josephte CARON and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BELANGER and Marie-Josephte BELLEAU dite LAROSE (maternal) Joseph CARON and Marie-Josephte ST-PIERRE

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

Josephte married Jean-Baptiste CARON 1 July 1794 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Baptiste CARON was born 21 February 1769 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 3 February 1858 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste was the child of Pierre-Laurent CARON and Marie-Louise CHOUINARD.

Josephte BELANGER died 19 October 1837 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada.
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Josephte BELANGER married

Jean-Baptiste CARON-- Date: 1 July 1794 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada
Jean-Baptiste CARON was the child of Pierre-Laurent CARON and Marie-Louise CHOUINARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste CARON and Josephte BELANGER:

Jean-Baptiste CARON (b.5 March 1798, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Marie-Olive LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR 24 August 1819 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1774 Birth
15 January 1774
L'Islet, 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

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

1794 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BELANGER and Jean-Baptiste CARON 1 July 1794, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 20 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste CARON was born 5 March 1798, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Québec, Canada

Josephte was 24 years old.

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

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
Jean-Baptiste CARON married 24 August 1819, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Marie-Olive LECLERC dite FRANCOEUR

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England