Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

(b. 6 October 1753 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 20 April 1784 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 6 October 1753 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Louise LANGLOIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Isidore BERNIER and Ursule-Catherine BELLEAU (maternal) François LANGLOIS and Marie GENEST

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Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Claire GUYON 20 September 1779 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie-Claire GUYON was born 11 October 1762 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Claire died 20 December 1834 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Marie-Claire was the child of Joseph-Joachim GUYON and Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER.

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER died 20 April 1784 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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-Baptiste BERNIER married

Marie-Claire GUYON-- Date: 20 September 1779 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Claire GUYON was the child of Joseph-Joachim GUYON and Marie-Marguerite FOURNIER

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Claire GUYON:

Joseph BERNIER (b.20 August 1781, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 February 1855, Québec, Canada East )

Francois BERNIER (b.24 February 1783, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 August 1856, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )
m. Marie-Elisabeth BERNIER 6 February 1815 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1753 Birth
6 October 1753
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Claire GUYON 20 September 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 25 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Joseph BERNIER was born 20 August 1781, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Francois BERNIER was born 24 February 1783, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.