Brief Life History of Jean-Baptiste
When Jean-Baptiste Bélanger was born about 1810, in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada, his father, Antoine Bélanger, was 31 and his mother, Marie-Josèphe Nadeau, was 31. He married Julienne Boucher on 25 November 1834, in Saint-André, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter.
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- Jean Baptiste Bélanger, "Canada, Ontario Roman Catholic Church Records, 1760-1923"
- Antoine Belanger in entry for John Belanger, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
- J B Belanger in entry for Antoine Belanger, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Normand, Emile, Marcel, Jacques, Lucien, Fernand, Adrien, Germain, Adelard, Camille.
French (Bélanger): dissimilated form of Béranger (from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements bern ‘bear’ + ger ‘spear’), a cognate of Béringer (see Beringer ). Compare Bellanger 1, which is the most common form in France, and also Baker , Ballinger 2, Belangia , Bellinger 3, and Belongia .
English (of Norman origin): variant of Bellinger 1, itself a dissimilated form of Berringer , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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