Victoire BERNIER

Born

3 March 1745 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

5 April 1779 , Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Victoire married Louis LETOURNEAU 20 February 1764 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Louis LETOURNEAU was born abt. 1738 in Québec Province, Canada. Louis died 25 March 1784 in Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada. Louis was the child of Antoine LETOURNEAU and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS .

Parents & Family of Victoire BERNIER

Parents of Victoire BERNIER

Father

Charles BERNIER

Mother

Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

Grandparents of Victoire BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Charles BERNIER Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents

Pierre BELANGER Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Victoire BERNIER

Victoire BERNIER married

Louis LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 20 February 1764
Marriage place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis LETOURNEAU was the child of Antoine LETOURNEAU and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS

Children of Louis LETOURNEAU and Victoire BERNIER

Angélique LETOURNEAU

Born: 15 July 1769, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Antoine ROY 17 April 1787 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine LETOURNEAU

Born: 30 April 1771, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1842, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Françoise MERCIER 19 April 1796 Place: Berthier-sur-Mer, 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 — 1745
3 March 1745
L'Islet, 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.

1764 Marriage / Partner
Victoire BERNIER and Louis LETOURNEAU 20 February 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 18 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Angélique LETOURNEAU was born 15 July 1769, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Victoire was 24 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Antoine LETOURNEAU was born 30 April 1771, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Victoire was 26 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.