Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

(b. 23 April 1769 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1843 , Saint-Henri, Canada East )

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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 23 April 1769 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was the child of Paul BERNIER and Therese COUTURE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre BERNIER and Francoise-Hilaire BERNARD (maternal) Joseph COUTURE and Angelique ROY

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste married Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS 12 November 1792 in Saint-Henri, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS was born 15 February 1774 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 8 November 1853 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon). Marguerite was the child of Etienne CANAC dit MARQUIS and Thérèse JOLIN.

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER died 25 February 1843 in Saint-Henri, 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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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married

Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS-- Date: 12 November 1792 Place: Saint-Henri, Lower Canada
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS was the child of Etienne CANAC dit MARQUIS and Thérèse JOLIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS:

François BERNIER (b.25 December 1805, Maskinongé, Lower Canada d. , )

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1769 Birth
23 April 1769
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, 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)

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS 12 November 1792, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

He was 23 years old.

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

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

1805 Birth of Child
François BERNIER was born 25 December 1805, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Jean-Baptiste was 36 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