Marie-Claire BERNIER

Born

4 April 1751 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

15 February 1820 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

Marie-Claire married Joseph DAMIEN 12 January 1767 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph DAMIEN was born 21 November 1743 in Québec, Canada, New France . Joseph died 20 November 1776 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Jacques DAMIEN and Josephte LANGLOIS .

Parents & Family of Marie-Claire BERNIER

Parents of Marie-Claire BERNIER

Father

Joseph BERNIER

Mother

Catherine BOUCHARD

Grandparents of Marie-Claire BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Charles BERNIER Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BOUCHARD Marie-Catherine FOURNIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marie-Claire BERNIER

Marie-Claire BERNIER married

Joseph DAMIEN
Marriage date: 12 January 1767
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph DAMIEN was the child of Jacques DAMIEN and Josephte LANGLOIS

Children of Joseph DAMIEN and Marie-Claire BERNIER

Claire DAMIEN

Born: abt. 1767, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre TALON dit LESPERANCE 9 January 1787 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, 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 — 1751
4 April 1751
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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire BERNIER and Joseph DAMIEN 12 January 1767, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

She was 15 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.