Prudent BERNIER

Born

29 July 1813 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Died

2 March 1899 , Ste-Anne-de-Stukely, Québec, Canada

Prudent married Louise ROBERT 23 January 1838 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louise ROBERT was born 13 November 1817 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . Louise died 19 August 1903 in Ste-Anne-de-Stukely, Québec, Canada. Louise was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte LARRIVÉE .

Parents & Family of Prudent BERNIER

Parents of Prudent BERNIER

Father

François-Marie BERNIER

Mother

Marie-Louise BERNIER

Grandparents of Prudent BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD Marie Louise GIROUARD

Maternal grandparents

Charles-Marie BERNIER Louise LEMIEUX

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Prudent BERNIER

Prudent BERNIER married

Louise ROBERT
Marriage date: 23 January 1838
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Louise ROBERT was the child of Antoine ROBERT dit LAFONTAINE and Charlotte LARRIVÉE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Prudent BERNIER and Louise ROBERT

Hermine BERNIER

Born: 24 June 1855, Bonsecours, Canada East
Died: 17 May 1937, New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Prudent's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1813
29 July 1813
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1838 Marriage / Partner
Prudent BERNIER and Louise ROBERT 23 January 1838, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 24 years old.

Prudent BERNIER - 1838 marriage (part 1)

1838 marriage (part 1)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Prudent BERNIER - 1838 marriage (part 2)

1838 marriage (part 2)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Birth of Child
Hermine BERNIER was born 24 June 1855, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely)

Prudent was 41 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.