Marie-Marthe BERNARD

Born

2 November 1780 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

19 September 1835 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Louis BERNARD Louise LECOUFFE (LEGOUFFE)

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Born: 2 November 1780 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Louis BERNARD

Mother: Louise LECOUFFE (LEGOUFFE)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph Charles BERNARD , Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Maternal grandparents: Aubini LECOUFFE , Louise BOUDEAU

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Marie-Marthe married Charles LETOURNEAU 16 February 1801 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . Charles LETOURNEAU was born 25 June 1766 in Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly). Charles died 8 April 1837 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer). Charles was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX.

Marie-Marthe BERNARD died 19 September 1835 in Carleton-sur-Mer, 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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Charles LETOURNEAU
Marriage date: 16 February 1801
Marriage place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

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Charles LETOURNEAU was the child of Nicolas LÉTOURNEAU and Marie-Geneviève PELOQUIN dite FÉLIX

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Birth — 1780
2 November 1780
Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

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

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

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

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Marie-Marthe BERNARD and Charles LETOURNEAU 16 February 1801, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

She was 20 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