flag male ancestor  Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John)  MACDONELL

  (b. 21 October 1799 Montréal, Lower Canada   d. abt. 1866 St Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada )  

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Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) MACDONELL was born 21 October 1799 in Montréal, Lower Canada

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) MACDONELL was the child of Angus John MACDONELL (MACDONALD)   and   Marie-Anne-Angelique PICOTE DE BELESTRE and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Francois-Marie PICOTE dit BELESTRE and Marie-Anne MAGNAN dite LESPÉRANCE

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Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John)  married  Elizabeth-Anne PICKEL 10 January 1835 in Montréal, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth-Anne PICKEL  was born 18 August 1816 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Elizabeth-Anne died 19 October 1891 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). 

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) MACDONELL died abt. 1866 in St Anicet, Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada.
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Did You Know? 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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Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) MACDONELL married flag female ancestor Elizabeth-Anne PICKEL-- Date: 10 January 1835 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada


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birth1799 Birth
21 October 1799
Montréal, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) MACDONELL and Elizabeth-Anne PICKEL 10 January 1835, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 35 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
1841 Birth of Child
Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL was born 27 February 1841, Huntingdon, Québec, Canada

Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre (John) was 41 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
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