Belisle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Belisle were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Belisle were

Belisle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Anselme Belisle, who arrived in New Orleans in 1767

Belisle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Joseph Belisle, who arrived in America in 1890
• M. Belisle, who arrived in America in 1891

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Belisle Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Henri Bélisle was married in Quebec in 1690
• Henri Belisle, son of Antoine and Marguerite, who married Catherine Mony, daughter of Jean and Catherine, in Quebec on 26th June 1690 5
• Henri-Germain Belisle, son of Robert and Marie, who married Geneviève Marcot, daughter of Jacques and Élisabeth, in Cap-Santé, Quebec on 26th August 1698 5

Belisle Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Louis Bélisle, who arrived in Montreal around 1700
• Henri Belisle, son of Antoine and Marguerite, who married Françoise-Périnne Dandonneau, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in Champlain, Quebec on 26th November 1705 5
• Henri Belisle, son of Antoine and Marguerite, who married Jeanne Archambault, daughter of Laurent and Anne, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 25th August 1712 5
• Henri Bélisle, who settled in Quebec in 1720
• Louis Belisle, son of Ignace and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Lafrenière, daughter of Antoine and Marie-Renée, in Quebec in 1735 5
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• Mitch Belisle (b. 1985), American professional lacrosse player
• Matthew Thomas Belisle (b. 1980), American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher
• Rev. Gilles Bélisle (1923-1996), Canadian prelate who became the Auxiliary bishop of Ottawa and the Catholic Archdiocese of Ottawa in 1977
• J. Denis Bélisle, former Canadian diplomat
• Daniel George Belisle (b. 1937), former Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Rhéal Bélisle (1919-1992), Canadian politician
• Richard Bélisle (b. 1946), member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Ève Bélisle (b. 1979), Canadian curler and amateur ornithologist