Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

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4 December 1753 , Montmagny, Canada, New France

Died

12 February 1823 , Montmagny, Lower Canada

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Joseph BERNIER Catherine BOUCHARD

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Born: 4 December 1753 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Father: Joseph BERNIER

Mother: Catherine BOUCHARD

Paternal grandparents: Charles BERNIER , Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Pierre BOUCHARD , Marie-Catherine FOURNIER

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Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 9 October 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was born 8 September 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Marguerite died 4 February 1801 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Marguerite was the child of Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS.

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER died 12 February 1823 in Montmagny, 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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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married

Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD
Marriage date: 9 October 1775
Marriage place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Marie-Claire BERNIER

Born: 27 March 1783, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 April 1830, Montmagny, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES 14 October 1800 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

François BERNIER

Born: 29 January 1792, Montmagny, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Louise GENDREAU 14 November 1815 Place: Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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Birth — 1753
4 December 1753
Montmagny, Canada, New France

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 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 9 October 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 21 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.

1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER was born 27 March 1783, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 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

1792 Birth of Child
François BERNIER was born 29 January 1792, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.

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

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER married 14 October 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES

1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 4 February 1801, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

1815 Marriage of Child
François BERNIER married 14 November 1815, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Louise GENDREAU

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

Death — 1823
12 February 1823
Montmagny, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.

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