Bonaventure BELANGER

(b. 16 March 1771 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 May 1847 , La Baie, Canada East )

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Bonaventure BELANGER was born 16 March 1771 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Bonaventure BELANGER was the child of Bonaventure BELANGER and Rose THIBAULT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BELANGER and Marie-Brigitte BLUTEAU (maternal) Pierre THIBAULT (THIBEAULT) and Rose PELLETIER

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

Bonaventure married Anne PERRON 12 January 1802 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Anne PERRON was born 18 September 1782 in Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres). Anne died 25 May 1819 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic). Anne was the child of Louis PERRON and Helene THERRIEN.

Bonaventure BELANGER died 2 May 1847 in La Baie, Canada East .
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Bonaventure BELANGER married

Anne PERRON-- Date: 12 January 1802 Place: Isle-aux-Coudres, Lower Canada
Anne PERRON was the child of Louis PERRON and Helene THERRIEN

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Children of Bonaventure BELANGER and Anne PERRON:

Marie-Anne-Felicite BELANGER (b.13 November 1802, Les Éboulements, Lower Canada d. 6 May 1884, Métabetchouan, Quebec, Canada)
m. Joseph BOUDREAU 9 January 1827 in La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Leon BELANGER (b.9 December 1816, La Malbaie, Lower Canada d. 12 April 1894, Hull, Québec, Canada )
m. Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM 11 May 1847 in La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)

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1771 Birth
16 March 1771
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)

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Bonaventure BELANGER and Anne PERRON 12 January 1802, Isle-aux-Coudres, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis-de-l'Isle-aux-Coudres)

He was 30 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Felicite BELANGER was born 13 November 1802, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements)

Bonaventure was 31 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Leon BELANGER was born 9 December 1816, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

Bonaventure was 45 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.

1819 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne PERRON died 25 May 1819, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic)

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

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)

1827 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Felicite BELANGER married 9 January 1827, La Malbaie, Québec, Canada (Murray Bay) (Saint-Etienne-de-la-Malbaie) (Saint-Fidèle) (Pointe-au-Pic) to Joseph BOUDREAU

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

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

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)

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

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1847 Death
2 May 1847
La Baie, Canada East

He died at the age of 76.

Added: 7/14/2024 10:24:58 AM - Updated: 1/25/2025 4:45:38 PM