François BERNARD

Born

6 October 1740 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

18 August 1820 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean Baptiste BERNARD Marie Cecile GAUDET

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Born: 6 October 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Jean Baptiste BERNARD

Mother: Marie Cecile GAUDET

Paternal grandparents: René BERNARD , Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Claude GAUDET , Marguerite BELOU

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

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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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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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Spouse & Children of François BERNARD

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François BERNARD married

Marguerite PETITOT
Marriage date: 7 February 1763
Marriage 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-Amable BERNARD

Born: 18 September 1765, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE 25 September 1786 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Jean-Baptiste BERNARD

Born: 6 April 1769, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 31 May 1860, La Présentation, Canada East

Married: Genevieve GOULET 19 September 1791 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Married: Marie Françoise GIROUARD 21 September 1795 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Pierre BERNARD

Born: 4 July 1771, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 May 1854, Saint-Pie, Canada East

Married: Marie-Charlotte GAUDET 20 September 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

François BERNARD married

Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT
Marriage date: 8 August 1796
Marriage 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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Birth — 1740
6 October 1740
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1763 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.

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.

1778 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite PETITOT died 22 March 1778, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
François-Amable BERNARD married 25 September 1786 , L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Marguerite MIVILLE

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 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

1791 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERNARD married 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur) to Marie-Charlotte GAUDET

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNARD married 21 September 1795, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Marie Françoise GIROUARD

1796 Marriage / Partner
François BERNARD and Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT 8 August 1796 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

He was 55 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT died 16 April 1813, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

Death — 1820
18 August 1820
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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