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Francois Horlays Belanger, Seigneur de Bonsecours

Francois Horlays Belanger, Seigneur de Bonsecours

Male 1612 - 1685  (73 years)


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  • Name Francois Horlays Belanger 
    Suffix Seigneur de Bonsecours 
    Birth 2 Oct 1612  St-Pierre-de-Sees, Calvados, Touque, Normandie, Seine-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 7 Oct 1612  St-Pierre-de-Sees, Calvados, Touque, Normandie, Seine-Maritime, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1634  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Francois came from France to Quebec 
    AKA (Facts Pg) Francois Xavier Belanger 
    Death 25 Oct 1685  L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 28 Oct 1685  Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Chaudiere-Appalaches Region, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Agency: Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours 
    Address:
    15 Chemin des Pionniers Est
    L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
    Canada 
    Fact 1 16 Jun 2015 
    Francois Belanger 
    • 19 AUGUST, 2009
      Francois Belanger
      Mark Rabideau / Pioneers / 2 Comments

      Francois Horlays Belanger was born on October 02, 1612; at Touque, Normandy, Orne, France; the son of Francois Lisieux Belanger and Francoise Belanger Horlays. According to the church records he was baptized five days later: "On the seventh day of October (1612) was baptized Francois Bellanger, son of Francois Bellanger and Francoise Horlays and was named after the honorable Francois Dumesnil, Squire of St-Teny, and by the honorable Nicolas Bougis, Sieur de Fosses, and mademoisel Loyse Gurou, wife of Squire Guillaume Lepaulnier, Sieur de la Chapelle."

      Like Marie's father, he was a mason by trade and signed on with Robert Giffard, eventually working a concession with Mace Gravel, on the Beaupre Coast. On September 7, 1647; an agreement is drawn up by Claude Lecoustre, whereby he agreed to pay Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny the sum of one hundred livres for the purchase of some wheat. To guarantee the loan, Francois put up all of his property as security. On August 9, 1653, the Journal of the Jesuits reported that Francois was chosen for the office of mayor of the citizens of the Quebec region who lived at the Longue Pointe, (the future parish of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre), and the council under him were Thomas Hayot, Charles Legardeur de Tilly, Christophe Crevier dit Lameslee, Guillaume Peltier, Pierre Picard and Francois Bissot.

      By all accounts, a respectable man. However, Francois Belanger was authoritative, demanding and often violent, a reputation that would remain with him throughout his life. When he wasn't suing someone, he was threatening suit, and life for poor Marie and her children would be anything but tranquil.
      Despite his disagreeable nature, he was considered honest and hard-working; and earned the respect of those in power. In 1662, he was named trustee of the affairs and guardian of the children of the late Olivier Le Tardif, then co-seigneur and justice of the peace at Beaupre. In 1663, when the Sovereign Council was founded, he was referred to by Msgr David Gosselin, as "one of the principal inhabitants of the region and he had the confidence of the authorities and the colonists." However, this same Sovereign Council would have to decide the affairs of Marie's father's estate in 1669, after five years of haggling by his survivors.

      In 1669, when the militia was established in the colony, Francois, as municipal chief, was named captain of the Beaupre coast, which meant that he must "carry out the governors' ordinances, as well as supervise the construction and maintenance of the roads."

      On 1 July 1677, for services rendered, the Belanger family received a vast concession from Governor Frontenac; "a league in frontage by two leages in depth on the south bank of the river", and Francois became the Seigneur of Bonsecours (L'Islet). This concession was placed on record by the Sovereign Council on October 24, 1680; and was later described by engineer Gedeon de Catalogne: "The land there is rather level, sprinkled with plowed up stones, and marginally produces all sorts of grains, vegetables and pasturage. The fruit trees produce abundantly, and the natural woods are a mixture of all species."

      By the Census of 1681, the Belanger family were listed in the seigneury of Bellechasse, (of which their fief of Bonsecours was a part) They had five arpents of cleared land and four servants: Jean de la
      Voye, Barthelemy Gobeil, Pierre Lafaye and Pierre Mataule. The move had been made but recently because Francois had only cleared five arpents.
      Francois Belanger died on October 25, 1685; leaving all of his remaining property to his son Jacques, "in return for good and loyal service". This included his lands at Bonsecours, a house, a barn, a mill, a mare, three oxen, three cows, wagons, etc. This was approved by Marie on April 25, 1687.

      Source

      Capitaine François BÉLANGER was baptized in 1612 (1616?) in St-Pierre, Seez, Paroisse Touque, Normandie, France. He was a mason (maçon). His family was one of the first families established in Québec -Une des premières familles établies au Québec.
      The names of François BÉLANGER and Marie GAGNON (GUYON) are inscribed on a plaque on the Louis Hébert monument in Parc Montmorency, Québec.
      He married Marie GUYON on 12 Jul 1637 in Notre-Dame Church in Québec; the first French colonist to be married in Québec.- le premier colon français marié au Québec. (1) (2) (3)
      Historical notes on François.
    Fact 2 16 Jun 2015 
    Francois Belanger 
    Francois Belanger    		 Francois Belanger
    Fact 3 16 Jun 2015 
    Francois Belanger Info 
    Francois Belanger Info    		 Francois Belanger Info
    Another Biography of Francois Belanger    		 Another Biography of Francois Belanger
    Fact 4 17 Jun 2015 
    Early Families Of The Upper Great Lakes - Francois Belanger 
    Early Families Of The Upper Great Lakes - Francois Belanger    		 Early Families Of The Upper Great Lakes - Francois Belanger
    Fact 5 19 Jun 2015 
    Francois Belanger - Signature 
    Francois Belanger - Signature    		 Francois Belanger - Signature
    Person ID I2278  Walters Genealogy
    Last Modified 1 May 2025 

    Father Francois Belanger,   b. 1586, Lisieux, , Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Oct 1685, Lisieux, , Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 99 years) 
    Mother Francoise Horlays,   b. 1592, Lisieux, , Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1643, Sees, , Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1611  St-Pierre de Seez, Orne, Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Madeleine Guyon,   b. 18 Mar 1624, St-Jean, Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1696, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 12 Jul 1637  Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage License 12 Jul 1637  Notre-Dame-des-Anges, Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Record in French 
    • Charles Lallemant Jesuit carrying out the function of Pastor of Notre-Dame de Québec received their mutual consent and with the ceremonies administered for the mentioned marriage of Robert Drouin stonemas and Anne Clouthier also at the mission SteAnne, François Bellenger, bricklayer and Marie Guyon in the presence of Olivier Tardiff and M. Fran Deré.
      [Signatures]
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon - Marriage Record in French    		 Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon - Marriage Record in French
    Residence 1641  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Map of Beaupre and Orleans Island, made by Jean Bourdon in 1641 
    • This map shows the property of Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon
    Map of Beaupre and Orleans Island made by Jean Bourdon in 1641    		 Map of Beaupre and Orleans Island made by Jean Bourdon in 1641
    Fact 1 16 Jun 2015 
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 
    • Québec. Francois was born in 1612 in Saint-Pierre, village and church of Seez in the south of Normandy. He was brought over by Robert Giffard in 1636 (according to a note of the Jesuits) and married in 1637. Records of Notre-Dame-de-Québec, marriages show François and Marie Guyon (July 12, 1637) had two children married there, Marie Madeleine & Nicolas (who married Marie de Rainville).. He married thirteen year old Marie Guyon, daughter of Jean and Mathurine Robin. This union was blessed by Father Charles Lallemant, of Notre-Dame-des-Anges. The marriage contract was signed in 1640. This document described him as a mason by trade. It was drawn up by Jean Guyon, notary royal of Canada. This couple had 12 children, of which 10 had children of their own.
    Fact 2 16 Jun 2015 
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 
    • November 7, 2013
      Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon
      Francois Belanger, a Hogue ancestor, was born around 1612, probably in Normandy, France. He was a mason by trade, but we don't know exactly when he came to New France. He was certainly here by July 27, 1636 when he was a witness to the marriage contract between Robert Drouin and Anne Cloutier. On July 12, 1637 he married Marie Guyon, daughter of Jean and Mathurine. This was the first double wedding in New France, on the same day as Robert and Anne's wedding.

      By 1641 Francois had land on the Beaupré coast as seen in this map, where he is next to another ancestor Zacharie Cloutier (junior).

      Map of Beaupré and Orléans Island, made by Jean Bourdon in 1641. D'après le facsimilé reproduit par Mgr Cyprien Tanguay dans son Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes, Province de Québec, Eusèbe Senécal, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1871-1890. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beaupre_Jean_Bourdon_1641.PNG
      Map of Beaupré and Orléans Island, made by Jean Bourdon in 1641.
      D'après le facsimilé reproduit par Mgr Cyprien Tanguay dans son Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes, Province de Québec, Eusèbe Senécal, Imprimeur-éditeur, 1871-1890.
      http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Beaupre_Jean_Bourdon_1641.PNG

      Francois was apparently an educated man and became very successful in New France. He was appointed Assistant Administrator for Longue Pointe in 1653. Civil records document numerous lawsuits indicating that he "earned a reputation as an honest but hard man with whom to do business". (Source: Our French Canadian Ancestors by Thomas John Laforest (Palm Harbour, Fla. : LISI Press, c1983, Vol. 6 page 22).

      In 1669 a militia was formed to defend the colony, and Francois was named Captain of the Beaupré coast. In 1677 Frontenac, the Governor of New France, made him a Seigneur, and granted him the Seigneury of L'Islet-de-Bonsecours, about 100 km east of today's Quebec City.

      We don't know exactly when he died but it was between October 1685, when he gave property to one of his sons, and 1687, when Marie signed a document that indicates she was a widow. Marie died October 1, 1696.

      Francois and Marie had twelve children. We descend from Charles who married Barbe Cloutier, a granddaughter of Zacharie Cloutier and Xainte Dupont. Two other siblings also married grandchildren of Zacharie and Dupont. You see how intertwined these families were!

      Here is our descent from Francois Belanger to Pépère:

      Francois BELANGER (abt 1612-bef 1687) + Marie GUYON DION (1624-1696)
      Charles BELANGER (1640- 1692) + Barbe CLOUTIER (1650- 1711)
      Francois BELANGER (abt 1666-1721) + Catherine VOYER (abt 1673-?)
      Francois BELANGER (abt 1708-1774) + Marie Catherine NADON dit LETOURNEAU (1712-1779)
      Marie-Josephe BELANGER (1740-1775) + Joseph Amable HOGUE (1734-?)
      Louis Amable HOGUE (1769-?) + Marie Anne LABELLE (1776-?)
      Louis Amable HOGUE (1796-1858) + Marguerite TAYLOR (1805-1885)
      Thomas HOGUE (1840-1924) + Philomene MCMILLAN (1848-1923)
      Thomas Joseph HOGUE (1879-1955)
    Fact 3 16 Jun 2015 
    HOMMAGE to FRANCOIS BELANGER and MARIE GUYON 
    HOMMAGE to FRANCOIS BELANGER and MARIE GUYON    		 HOMMAGE to FRANCOIS BELANGER and MARIE GUYON
    Fact 4 16 Jun 2015  L'Aange-Gardien, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Placque 
    • Hommage to François Bélanger and Marie Guyon, memorial plaque situated at 6117 Chemin Royal, L'Aange-Gardien, Quebec
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Plaque    		 Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Plaque
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Plaque 2    		 Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Plaque 2
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Plaque 3    		 Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Plaque 3
    Fact 5 21 Jun 2015  Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Monument to Louis Hebert 
    • Plaque commemorating Lés Premiers Colons de Québec on the Hebert Monument in Quebec city - Lists Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon (Gagnon)
    Monument to Louis Hebert 1    		 Monument to Louis Hebert 1
    Monument to Louis Hebert 2    		 Monument to Louis Hebert 2
    Monument to Louis Hebert 3    		 Monument to Louis Hebert 3
    Monument to Louis Hebert 4    		 Monument to Louis Hebert 4
    Monument to Louis Hebert 5    		 Monument to Louis Hebert 5
    Louis Hebert Monument Plaque Closeup    		 Louis Hebert Monument Plaque Closeup
    Louis Hebert Monument Plaque Closeup 2    		 Louis Hebert Monument Plaque Closeup 2
    Children 
    +  1. Male Nicholas Belanger dit Catherine,   b. 1638, Touques, , Basse-Normandie, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1682, Beauport, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
       2. Male Charles-Philippe Belanger,   b. 19 Aug 1640, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1692, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 52 years)
       3. Female Marie-Madeleine Madeleine Belanger,   b. 15 Feb 1643, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1730, Montmorency, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
       4. Female Marguerite Belanger,   b. 23 Nov 1645, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jan 1703, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    +  5. Male Jean Francois Belanger,   b. 15 Feb 1648, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1682, L'Islet, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
       6. Female Charlotte-Francoise Belanger,   b. 25 Jun 1650, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1710, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
       7. Female Mathurine Belanger,   b. 11 Jun 1652, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jan 1698, St. Francois de Sales, Neuville, Portneuf, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
       8. Male Louis Belanger,   b. 9 Jan 1655, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1712, L'Islet, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
       9. Female Marie-Louise Belanger,   b. 14 Sep 1657, Montmorency, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jul 1726, Chateau-Richer, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     10. Female Genevieve Belanger,   b. 1659, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1699, Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     11. Male Guillaume Belanger,   b. 4 Apr 1661, Chateau-Richer, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Apr 1661, Chateau-Richer, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     12. Male Jacques Belanger,   b. 24 Jul 1662, Chateau-Richer, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1699, L'Islet, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     13. Female Anne Belanger,   b. 26 Jul 1664, Montmorency, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1665, Montmorency, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Census Records
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 1666 New France Census (Quebec Canada)    		Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 1666 New France Census (Quebec Canada)
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 1667 New France Census (Quebec Canada)    		Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 1667 New France Census (Quebec Canada)
    Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 1681 New France Census (Quebec Canada)    		Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon 1681 New France Census (Quebec Canada)
    Family ID F859  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Apr 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsEmigration - Francois came from France to Quebec - 1634 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Map of Beaupre and Orleans Island, made by Jean Bourdon in 1641 - 1641 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 25 Oct 1685 - L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Agency: Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours,Address:
    15 Chemin des Pionniers Est
    L'Islet-sur-Mer, Quebec
    Canada - 28 Oct 1685 - Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, L'Islet-sur-Mer, Chaudiere-Appalaches Region, Quebec, Canada    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 4 - Francois Belanger and Marie Guyon Placque - 16 Jun 2015 - L'Aange-Gardien, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsFact 5 - Monument to Louis Hebert - 21 Jun 2015 - Quebec, , Quebec, Canada Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Francois Belanger - Born 1612    		Francois Belanger - Born 1612
    http://www.famillesbelanger.com/francois.html
  





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