Leon
BELANGER
(b.
9 December 1816
,
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
d.
12 April 1894
,
Hull, Québec, Canada
)
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Leon BELANGER was born 9 December 1816 in La Malbaie, Lower Canada
Leon BELANGER was the child of Bonaventure BELANGER and Anne PERRON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Bonaventure BELANGER and Rose THIBAULT (maternal) Louis PERRON and Helene THERRIENSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Leon married Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM 11 May 1847 in La Baie, Canada East . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM was born 9 April 1820 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Marie-Felicite died 21 October 1907 in Hull, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)* . Marie-Felicite was the child of Michel CUNNINGHAM and Marie-Josephte SIMARD.
Leon BELANGER died 12 April 1894 in Hull, Québec, Canada .
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Belanger Family Heritage - Ceramic Mug 11oz
Sip your morning coffee in style with the Belanger Family Heritage Mug, a tribute to the rich legacy of Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon, pioneers who embarked on a journey to New France from Tourouvre, France in the 1620s.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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 Leon BELANGER
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Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM-- Date: 11 May 1847 Place: La Baie, Canada East
Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM was the child of Michel CUNNINGHAM and Marie-Josephte SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Leon BELANGER and Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM:
Marianne-Amedee BELANGER (b.22 September 1850, La Baie, Canada East d. , )
m. Thomas TREMBLAY 22 October 1867 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM-- Date: 11 May 1847 Place: La Baie, Canada East Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM was the child of Michel CUNNINGHAM and Marie-Josephte SIMARD
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Leon BELANGER and Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM:
Marianne-Amedee BELANGER (b.22 September 1850, La Baie, Canada East d. , )m. Thomas TREMBLAY 22 October 1867 in Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay)
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1816 Birth 9 December 1816
La Malbaie, Lower Canada
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - 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 Marriage / PartnerLeon BELANGER and Marie-Felicite CUNNINGHAM 11 May 1847, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
He was 30 years old.
1850 Birth of ChildMarianne-Amedee BELANGER was born 22 September 1850, La Baie, Québec, Canada (Grande-Baie) (Bagotville) (Port-Alfred) (Saint-Alexis) (Ha Ha Bay) (St-Alphonse-de-Liguori)
Leon was 33 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.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.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1867 Marriage of ChildMarianne-Amedee BELANGER married 22 October 1867, Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada (Arvida) (Saguenay) to Thomas TREMBLAY
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1894 Death 12 April 1894
Hull, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 77.
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