Joseph BÉLAND

(b. 21 April 1709 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 8 July 1777 , Saint-Henri, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BÉLAND was born 21 April 1709 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Joseph BÉLAND was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Anne CONSTANTINEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) and Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) (maternal) Julien CONSTANTINEAU and Marie LANGLOIS

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Joseph married Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT 18 February 1738 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT was born 26 June 1719 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul). Angélique-Marguerite-Marie died 17 November 1794 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Angélique-Marguerite-Marie was the child of Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

Joseph BÉLAND died 8 July 1777 in Saint-Henri, Province of 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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Joseph BÉLAND married

Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT-- Date: 18 February 1738 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT was the child of Louis BONNEDEAU dit CHATELLERAULT and Marie-Anne GAGNON

Children of Joseph BÉLAND and Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT:

Roch BELAND dit DARAICHE (b.abt. 1740, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Geneviève LEPEAU dite LAVIELLE 1765 in , Canada

Charles BELAND (b.9 September 1741, Québec, Canada, New France d. 6 June 1823, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON 21 January 1765 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

Suzanne BELAND (b.31 May 1745, Québec, Canada, New France d. 31 January 1823, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE 9 August 1762 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Angelique BELAND (b.6 February 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France d. 13 February 1806, Saint-Henri, Lower Canada )
m. Protais-Augustin COUTURE 14 November 1785 in Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

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1709 Birth
21 April 1709
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1738 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BÉLAND and Angélique-Marguerite-Marie BONODEAU dite CHATELLERAULT 18 February 1738, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 28 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Charles BELAND was born 9 September 1741, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 32 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Suzanne BELAND was born 31 May 1745, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Joseph was 36 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Angelique BELAND was born 6 February 1751, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)

Joseph was 41 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1762 Marriage of Child
Suzanne BELAND married 9 August 1762 , Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy) to Joseph PEPIN dit LACHANCE

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Charles BELAND married 21 January 1765, Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier) to Marie-Catherine ELIE dite BRETON

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.