Pierre BÉRARD

Born

2 September 1720 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

7 January 1793 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Pierre BÉRARD Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

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Born: 2 September 1720 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BÉRARD

Mother: Marie-Jeanne DERY (D'HERY)

Paternal grandparents: Gabriel BÉRARD dit LEPINE , Geneviève HAYOT (AYOTTE)

Maternal grandparents: Maurice DERY (D'HERY) , Madeleine PHILIPPEAU

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Pierre married Françoise JACQUES 15 July 1754 in Contrecœur, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise JACQUES was born 15 September 1732 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Françoise died 7 July 1804 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas). Françoise was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Catherine ALLARD.

Pierre BÉRARD died 7 January 1793 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Françoise JACQUES
Marriage date: 15 July 1754
Marriage place: Contrecœur, Canada, New France
Françoise JACQUES was the child of Nicolas JACQUES and Marie-Catherine ALLARD

Children of Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES

Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE

Born: 27 June 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Died: 5 June 1834, Sorel, Lower Canada

Married: Therese BIGAOUETTE 20 October 1777 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Married: Thérèse MARCHAND 9 January 1786 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada

Married: Geneviève TURGEON 2 October 1809 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE

Born: 6 March 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada
Died: 13 May 1829, Berthierville, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME 26 February 1781 Place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

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Birth — 1720
2 September 1720
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BÉRARD and Françoise JACQUES 15 July 1754, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 33 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE was born 27 June 1755, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre was 34 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE was born 6 March 1760, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

Pierre was 39 years old.

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.

1777 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE married 20 October 1777, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Therese BIGAOUETTE

1781 Marriage of Child
Francoise BERARD dite LÉPINE married 26 February 1781, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Joseph MERAUD dit LAPLUME

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERARD dit LÉPINE married 9 January 1786, Saint-Cuthbert, Québec, Canada to Thérèse MARCHAND

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