Charles BERNARD

Born

1 December 1741 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

19 July 1822 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Joseph Charles BERNARD Marie Josephte GAUDET

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Born: 1 December 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: Joseph Charles BERNARD

Mother: Marie Josephte GAUDET

Paternal grandparents: René BERNARD , Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Claude GAUDET , Marguerite BELOU

Charles was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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Charles married Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC abt. 1771 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC was born abt. 1747 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Elisabeth Isabelle died 22 January 1822 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer). Elisabeth Isabelle was the child of Joseph LEBLANC and Madeleine GIROUARD.

Charles BERNARD died 19 July 1822 in Carleton-sur-Mer, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Charles BERNARD married

Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC
Marriage date: abt. 1771
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Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC was the child of Joseph LEBLANC and Madeleine GIROUARD

Children of Charles BERNARD and Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC

Charlotte BERNARD

Born: abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 10 May 1855, Bonaventure, Canada East

Married: Francois BOUDREAU 21 May 1787 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Isaie BERNARD

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 February 1824, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Rachel BOURG 3 January 1798 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Isaac BERNARD

Born: 29 March 1789, Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 November 1853, Carleton-sur-Mer, Canada East

Married: Genevieve LANDRY 8 January 1812 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

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Birth — 1741
1 December 1741
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage of Child
Charlotte BERNARD married 21 May 1787, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Francois BOUDREAU

1789 Birth of Child
Isaac BERNARD was born 29 March 1789, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Charles was 47 years old.

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

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

1798 Marriage of Child
Isaie BERNARD married 3 January 1798, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Rachel BOURG

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage of Child
Isaac BERNARD married 8 January 1812, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Genevieve LANDRY

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