Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

Born

1 October 1749 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

30 August 1796 , Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Born: 1 October 1749 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Parents of Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

Father

Jean-Baptiste BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

Mother

Marie-Madeleine CHRÉTIEN

Grandparents of Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

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Maternal grandparents

Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Guillaume married Marie-Reine CLOUTIER 10 February 1778 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Reine CLOUTIER was born 1 March 1752 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Marie-Reine died 7 February 1828 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada. Marie-Reine was the child of Pierre-Paul CLOUTIER and Louise-Angélique TURCOT (TURCOTTE).

Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) died 30 August 1796 in Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) married

Marie-Reine CLOUTIER
Marriage date: 10 February 1778
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Reine CLOUTIER was the child of Pierre-Paul CLOUTIER and Louise-Angélique TURCOT (TURCOTTE)

Children of Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Marie-Reine CLOUTIER

Guillaume BERNECHE

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 15 May 1828, Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève LAVENTURE 27 July 1801 Place: Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1749
1 October 1749
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Guillaume BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Marie-Reine CLOUTIER 10 February 1778, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 28 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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