Nicolas BELAND

(b. 10 February 1722 , Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France d. 15 October 1809 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Nicolas BELAND was born 10 February 1722 in Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

Nicolas 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):

Nicolas married Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX 1 February 1757 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX was born abt. 1739 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marguerite died 2 June 1821 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Marguerite was the child of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT).

Nicolas BELAND died 15 October 1809 in Louiseville, Lower 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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Nicolas BELAND married

Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX-- Date: 1 February 1757 Place: Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Canada, New France
Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX was the child of Pierre BOURBEAU dit LACOURSE and Marie-Louise MASSICOTTE (MASSICOT)

Children of Nicolas BELAND and Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX:

Therese BELAND (b.abt. 1757, , Québec Province, Canada d. 20 November 1838, Rivière-du-Loup, Lower Canada )

Marguerite BELAND (b.22 January 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1787, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Angelique BELAND (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Marie-Anne BELAND (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Madeleine BELAND (b.3 January 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Canada d. 27 October 1808, St-Stanislas, Champlain, Canada)

Marie BELAND (b.abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

Nicolas BELAND (b.29 May 1770, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada d. 13 February 1819, Maskinongé, Lower Canada )

Jean-Baptiste BELAND (b.24 July 1775, Rivière-du-Loup, Province of Québec, Canada d. 12 February 1862, Rivière-du-Loup, Canada East )

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1722 Birth
10 February 1722
Neuville, Portneuf, Canada, New France

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

1757 Marriage / Partner
Nicolas BELAND and Marguerite BOURBEAU dite CHAMPOUX 1 February 1757, Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Québec, Canada

He was 35 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Marguerite BELAND was born 22 January 1758, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Nicolas was 35 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Madeleine BELAND was born 3 January 1762, Bécancour, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Nativité-de-Notre-Dame-de-Becancour) (Saint-Edouard-de-Gentilly)

Nicolas was 39 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.

1770 Birth of Child
Nicolas BELAND was born 29 May 1770, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Nicolas was 48 years old.

1775 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BELAND was born 24 July 1775, Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Canada (Fraserville) (Riviere du Loup en Bas) (Saint-Patrice)

Nicolas was 53 years old.

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)

1787 Death of Child
Marguerite BELAND died 30 October 1787, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Nicolas was 65 years old.

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)

1808 Death of Child
Madeleine BELAND died 27 October 1808, St-Stanislas, Champlain, Canada

Nicolas was 86 years old.

1809 Death
15 October 1809
Louiseville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 87.

Added: 4/12/2017 2:12:50 PM - Updated: 2/26/2019 9:02:42 AM