Pierre
BERNARD
Born
23 May 1698
,
St-Étienne-du-Bois, Vendée, France
Died
15 January 1773
,
Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
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Born: 23 May 1698 in St-Étienne-du-Bois, Vendée, France
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Pierre married Marie-Genevieve GIROUX 5 February 1730 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Marie-Genevieve GIROUX was born 15 September 1707 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Marie-Genevieve died 26 April 1763 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marie-Genevieve was the child of Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON.
Pierre BERNARD died 15 January 1773 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .
son of Mathurin Bernard and Marie Amiot
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Spouse & Children of Pierre BERNARD
Pierre BERNARD married 
Marie-Genevieve GIROUX
Marriage date: 5 February 1730
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve GIROUX was the child of Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON
Marie-Genevieve GIROUXMarriage date: 5 February 1730
Marriage place: Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France
Marie-Genevieve GIROUX was the child of Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON
Children of Pierre BERNARD and Marie-Genevieve GIROUX
Pierre-Antoine BERNARDBorn: 2 March 1731, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 September 1770, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Josephe-Madeleine PAGEAU (PAGEOT) 26 April 1750 Place: Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Jacques BERNARDBorn: 17 February 1733, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 17 April 1790, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1790, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Thérèse LEFEBVRE 29 January 1753 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
Married: Marthe FRADET 16 November 1767 Place: Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada
Genevieve BERNARDBorn: 23 August 1734, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 5 October 1768, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 October 1768, Cap-Santé, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne BERNARDBorn: 14 April 1736, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 14 December 1800, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada
Died: 14 December 1800, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada
Married: Charles FALARDEAU 5 March 1753 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
Louis BERNARDBorn: 1 November 1737, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 22 September 1827, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada
Died: 22 September 1827, Neuville, Portneuf, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne BERNARDBorn: 6 June 1739, Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France
Died: 11 September 1786, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 September 1786, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Joseph-Marie BRIERE 8 February 1762 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
Godefroy BERNARDBorn: 12 March 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Died: 23 September 1783, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 September 1783, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT) 23 November 1761 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
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Birth — 169823 May 1698
St-Étienne-du-Bois, Vendée, France
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BERNARD - Strong or brave as a bear. Derived from the first name of German origin, 'Bernharding' was originally from the words 'beran' which means bear, and 'hardu' which means brave or strong. Other known spellings: BARNARD, BERNART, BERNDSEN, BERNHARD, BERNHARDT, BERNAERT
Pierre Bernard was born on May 23, 1698 in St-Étienne-du-Bois in Vendée (France). Son of Mathurin Bernard and Marie Amyot (Amiot-Amiau), he married Marie-Geneviève Giroux on February 5, 1730 in Beauport, upon his arrival in New France. He died on January 15, 1773 in Charlesbourg.
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BERNARD - Strong or brave as a bear. Derived from the first name of German origin, 'Bernharding' was originally from the words 'beran' which means bear, and 'hardu' which means brave or strong. Other known spellings: BARNARD, BERNART, BERNDSEN, BERNHARD, BERNHARDT, BERNAERT
Pierre Bernard was born on May 23, 1698 in St-Étienne-du-Bois in Vendée (France). Son of Mathurin Bernard and Marie Amyot (Amiot-Amiau), he married Marie-Geneviève Giroux on February 5, 1730 in Beauport, upon his arrival in New France. He died on January 15, 1773 in Charlesbourg.
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1730 Marriage / PartnerPierre BERNARD and Marie-Genevieve GIROUX 5 February 1730 , Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)
He was 31 years old.
1731 Birth of ChildPierre-Antoine BERNARD was born 2 March 1731, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre was 32 years old.
1733 Birth of ChildJacques BERNARD was born 17 February 1733, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre was 34 years old.
1734 Birth of ChildGenevieve BERNARD was born 23 August 1734, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Pierre was 36 years old.
1736 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne BERNARD was born 14 April 1736, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Pierre was 37 years old.
1737 Birth of ChildLouis BERNARD was born 1 November 1737, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Pierre was 39 years old.
1739 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne BERNARD was born 6 June 1739, Lauzon, Lévis, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy)
Pierre was 41 years old.
1741 Birth of ChildGodefroy BERNARD was born 12 March 1741, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
Pierre was 42 years old.
1750 Marriage of ChildPierre-Antoine BERNARD married 26 April 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Josephe-Madeleine PAGEAU (PAGEOT)
1753 Marriage of ChildJacques BERNARD married 29 January 1753, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Thérèse LEFEBVRE
1753 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne BERNARD married 5 March 1753, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Charles FALARDEAU
1761 Marriage of ChildGodefroy BERNARD married 23 November 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT)
1762 Marriage of ChildMarie-Anne BERNARD married 8 February 1762, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Joseph-Marie BRIERE
1763 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Genevieve GIROUX died 26 April 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1767 Marriage of ChildJacques BERNARD married 16 November 1767, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada to Marthe FRADET
1768 Death of ChildGenevieve BERNARD died 5 October 1768, Cap-Santé, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-du-Cap-Sante)
Pierre was 70 years old.
1770 Death of ChildPierre-Antoine BERNARD died 7 September 1770, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
Pierre was 72 years old.
Death — 177315 January 1773
Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.
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