HELP! Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag male ancestor  François  BERNARD

  (b. 6 October 1740 Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)   d. 18 August 1820 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada )  

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François BERNARD was born 6 October 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

François BERNARD was the child of Jean Baptiste BERNARD   and   Marie Cecile GAUDET and the grandchild of: (paternal)  René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET (maternal)  Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU

François was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
To learn more about the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement, visit: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François  married  Marguerite PETITOT 7 February 1763 in L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children. Marguerite PETITOT  was born 4 November 1740 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).  Marguerite died 22 March 1778 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marguerite was the child of Denis PETITOT and Marie Josephe GRANGER.

François  married  (2) Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT 8 August 1796 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada .  Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT  was born 5 May 1748 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe-Amable died 16 April 1813 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Josephe-Amable was the child of François ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Françoise FORGET.

François BERNARD died 18 August 1820 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada.
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Spouse(s) / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of François BERNARD

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François BERNARD married Acadian Exile - Grand Derangement flag female ancestor Marguerite PETITOT-- Date: 7 February 1763  Place: L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite PETITOT was the child of Denis PETITOT and Marie Josephe GRANGER




Children of François BERNARD and Marguerite PETITOT:




François BERNARD married flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT-- Date: 8 August 1796  Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT was the child of François ARCHAMBAULT and Marie-Françoise FORGET




Children of François BERNARD and Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT:


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birth1740 Birth
6 October 1740
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1763 Marriage / Partner
François BERNARD and Marguerite PETITOT 7 February 1763 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 22 years old.
1765 Birth of Child
François-Amable BERNARD was born 18 September 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 24 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNARD was born 6 April 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 28 years old.
1771 Birth of Child
Pierre BERNARD was born 4 July 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

François was 30 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite PETITOT died 22 March 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
marriage1786 Marriage of Child
François-Amable BERNARD married 25 September 1786 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNARD married 19 September 1791, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Genevieve GOULET
marriage1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERNARD married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Charlotte GAUDET
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNARD married 21 September 1795, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Françoise GIROUARD
marriage1796 Marriage / Partner
François BERNARD and Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT 8 August 1796 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 55 years old.
1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT died 16 April 1813, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada
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News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
death1820 Death
18 August 1820
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 12/17/2017 9:08:41 PM - Updated: 2/2/2025 1:52:40 PM
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