Marguerite BERNARD

Born

17 August 1768 , Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

27 June 1853 , Beauceville, Canada East

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Godefroy BERNARD Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT)

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Born: 17 August 1768 in Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Godefroy BERNARD

Mother: Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT)

Paternal grandparents: Pierre BERNARD , Marie-Genevieve GIROUX

Maternal grandparents: Thomas PAGEOT (PAGEAU) , Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

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Marguerite married Paul BOURG (BOURQUE) 3 September 1787 in Beauceville, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Paul BOURG (BOURQUE) was born abt. 1756 Paul died 30 April 1845 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce). Paul was the child of Alexandre BOURG and Marie HÉBERT.

Marguerite BERNARD died 27 June 1853 in Beauceville, Canada East .
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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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Marguerite BERNARD married

Paul BOURG (BOURQUE)
Marriage date: 3 September 1787
Marriage place: Beauceville, Province of Québec, Canada
Paul BOURG (BOURQUE) was the child of Alexandre BOURG and Marie HÉBERT

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St-Francois-d'Assise

Children of Paul BOURG (BOURQUE) and Marguerite BERNARD

Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE

Born: 13 October 1802, Beauceville, Lower Canada
Died: 21 March 1874, Beauceville, Québec, Canada

Married: Angele BUSQUE 19 October 1830 Place: Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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Birth — 1768
17 August 1768
Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada

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 / Partner
Marguerite BERNARD and Paul BOURG (BOURQUE) 3 September 1787, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

She was 19 years old.

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

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

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

1802 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BOURQUE was born 13 October 1802, Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

Marguerite was 34 years old.

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