Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Born

2 April 1733 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

30 December 1792 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Louise CHEVALIER 16 July 1753 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise CHEVALIER was born 17 March 1731 in Beauport, Québec, Canada, New France . Marie-Louise died 1 July 1797 in Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada . Marie-Louise was the child of Rene-Lucien CHEVALIER and Genevieve RICHARD .

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Father

Pierre-Basile BERNIER

Mother

Marie-Josephe FORTIN

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre BERNIER Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Maternal grandparents

Pierre FORTIN Gertrude HUDON dite BEAULIEU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married

Marie-Louise CHEVALIER
Marriage date: 16 July 1753
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise CHEVALIER was the child of Rene-Lucien CHEVALIER and Genevieve RICHARD

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Louise CHEVALIER

Modeste BERNIER

Born: 24 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada
Died: 2 May 1836, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Married: Francois CARON 19 January 1779 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 — 1733
2 April 1733
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1753 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marie-Louise CHEVALIER 16 July 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 20 years old.

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

1762 Birth of Child
Modeste BERNIER was born 24 March 1762, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste was 28 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.

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.