Francois BEDARD

(b. 20 December 1722 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 15 March 1776 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Francois BEDARD was born 20 December 1722 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Francois BEDARD was the child of Thomas BÉDARD and Jeanne-Francoise HUPPE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BÉDARD and Élisabeth-Isabelle DOUCINET (maternal) Jacques HUPPE and Marie-Suzanne NORMAND

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Francois married Madeleine JOBIN 1 February 1750 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Madeleine JOBIN was born 26 October 1730 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Madeleine died 11 December 1810 in Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Québec, Canada (Loretteville). Madeleine was the child of Jacques-Charles JOBIN and Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite LEFRANCOIS.

Francois BEDARD died 15 March 1776 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, 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
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Francois BEDARD married

Madeleine JOBIN-- Date: 1 February 1750 Place: , Québec Province, Canada
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Madeleine JOBIN was the child of Jacques-Charles JOBIN and Marie-Madeleine-Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

Children of Francois BEDARD and Madeleine JOBIN:

Madeleine BEDARD (b.3 March 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1830, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Lower Canada )
m. Francois L'HERAULT (L'HEUREUX) 20 November 1780 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1722 Birth
20 December 1722
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
Francois BEDARD and Madeleine JOBIN 1 February 1750, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 27 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Madeleine BEDARD was born 3 March 1763, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Francois was 40 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.