Beland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

In the 1700s, land incentives were finally given out by France to 2,000 migrants. 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, Acadia 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 Beland were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Beland were

Beland Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• Mathurin Béland, who settled in Neuville around 1675

Beland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Jean-Baptiste Béland set foot in St. Augustin in 1700

Beland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• John Beland, aged 19, who immigrated to America from Ireland, in 1892

Beland Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Henri S. Beland, aged 49, who settled in America from London, England, in 1918
• Jeanette Beland, aged 21, who landed in America from London, England, in 1918
• Mary Beland, aged 18, who settled in America from Woodford, Ireland, in 1922
• Michael Beland, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1922
• Josef Beland, aged 23, who landed in America, in 1923
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beland Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

• Jean Béland, archbishop of Rouen, Normandy, settled in St. Éloi in 1655
• Jean Beland, son of Jean and Élisabeth, who married Geneviève Godin, daughter of Bartholemi and Marthe, in Quebec on 18th July 1677 4
• Laurant and Rolin Béland, who arrived in Montreal in 1688

Beland Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

• Mathurin Beland, son of Jean and Geneviève, who married Anne Coutancineau, daughter of Julien and Marie, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 24th July 1702 4
• Jean Beland, son of Jean and Geneviève, who married Marie Cotin, daughter of Dugal and Étiennette, in Saint-Augustin, Quebec on 12th January 1710 4
• François Beland, son of Mathurin and Marie-Jeanne, who married Françoise Aide, daughter of Ignace and Madeleine, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 21st November 1742 4
• Robert Beland, son of Julien and Marguerite, who married Madeleine Jérémie, daughter of Joseph and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 22nd April 1743 4
• Jean Beland, son of Jean and Marie, who married Marie-Anne Goulet, daughter of Jacques and Marie-Anne, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 3rd October 1746 4
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Beland Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Henri S Beland, aged 55, who settled in Canada Ottawa, in 1925
• Henriette Beland, aged 41, who settled in Canada Ottawa, in 1925

• Louis A. Beland, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Claremont, 1938 5
• Daniel Beland, former Canadian figure skater
• David Beland, Canadian Olympic athlete
• Joseph Béland (1843-1929), Canadian politician in Quebec
• Jean-Louis Béland (b. 1932), Member of the National Assembly of Quebec
• Henri Sévérin Béland (1869-1935), Canadian physician, politician, member of Parliament
• Pierre Ferdinand Béland, Canadian lawyer from Athabaska, Quebec from 1864 to 1895