Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND

(b. 1 November 1716 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 4 April 1795 , Montréal, Lower Canada )

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Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND was born 1 November 1716 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND was the child of Mathurin BÉLAND and Jeanne MOREL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BÉLAND (BELLAN) and Geneviève GAUDIN (GANDIN) (maternal) Pierre MOREL and Jeanne LEBLANC

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

Toussaint-Mathurin married Jeanne-Anne LARCHEVEQUE 13 January 1749 in Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Jeanne-Anne LARCHEVEQUE was born 23 April 1726 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Jeanne-Anne died 4 June 1805 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Jeanne-Anne was the child of Jean LARCHEVEQUE and Marie-Angélique RAINVILLE.

Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND died 4 April 1795 in Montréal, Lower Canada .
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Occupation

Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND was a Maitre-macon.
The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND married

Jeanne-Anne LARCHEVEQUE-- Date: 13 January 1749 Place: Québec, Canada, New France
Jeanne-Anne LARCHEVEQUE was the child of Jean LARCHEVEQUE and Marie-Angélique RAINVILLE

Children of Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND and Jeanne-Anne LARCHEVEQUE:

Josephte-Ursule BELAND (b.8 March 1751, Québec, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1793, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne BELAND (b.17 February 1753, Québec, Canada, New France d. 16 April 1822, Montréal, Lower Canada )
m. Francois-Marie POIRIER 20 January 1772 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Marie-Amable BELAND (b.12 October 1760, Montréal, Canada d. 2 April 1834, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Toussaint BELAND (b.20 May 1765, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Basile BELAND (b.30 August 1767, Montréal, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

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1716 Birth
1 November 1716
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1749 Marriage / Partner
Toussaint-Mathurin BELAND and Jeanne-Anne LARCHEVEQUE 13 January 1749 , Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 32 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Josephte-Ursule BELAND was born 8 March 1751, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint-Mathurin was 34 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BELAND was born 17 February 1753, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Toussaint-Mathurin was 36 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable BELAND was born 12 October 1760, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Toussaint-Mathurin was 43 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Toussaint BELAND was born 20 May 1765, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Toussaint-Mathurin was 48 years old.

1767 Birth of Child
Basile BELAND was born 30 August 1767, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Toussaint-Mathurin was 50 years old.

1772 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BELAND married 20 January 1772, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul) to Francois-Marie POIRIER

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)

1793 Death of Child
Josephte-Ursule BELAND died 28 January 1793, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Toussaint-Mathurin was 76 years old.

1795 Death
4 April 1795
Montréal, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 78.

Added: 4/12/2017 2:12:50 PM - Updated: 2/26/2019 8:47:40 AM