Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Born

20 August 1731 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

21 December 1791 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve MIGNEAULT dite LABRIE 21 November 1756 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve MIGNEAULT dite LABRIE was born 21 September 1733 in La Pocatière, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 23 April 1792 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Charles MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) and Marie-Madeleine AUBERT .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Father

Alexandre BERNIER

Mother

Marie-Louise FORTIN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Charles BERNIER Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents

Eustache FORTIN Louise CLOUTIER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married

Genevieve MIGNEAULT dite LABRIE
Marriage date: 21 November 1756
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Genevieve MIGNEAULT dite LABRIE was the child of Charles MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) and Marie-Madeleine AUBERT

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Genevieve MIGNEAULT dite LABRIE

Paul BERNIER

Born: abt. 1766, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 2 February 1846, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

Married: Marie-Archange COUILLARD dite DESPRES 20 November 1792 Place: L'Islet, Lower Canada

Marguerite BERNIER

Born: 2 January 1772, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 2 July 1816, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Xavier GUIMOND 6 October 1789 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, 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 — 1731
20 August 1731
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Genevieve MIGNEAULT dite LABRIE 21 November 1756, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

He was 25 years old.

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.

1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERNIER was born 2 January 1772, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste was 40 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.