Modeste BERNIER

Born

24 March 1762 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada

Died

2 May 1836 , Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Modeste married Francois CARON 19 January 1779 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Francois CARON was born 9 April 1750 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . Francois died 12 March 1817 in L'Islet, Lower Canada . Francois was the child of Louis CARON and Blanche-Genevieve PAMPALON dite LABRANCHE .

Parents & Family of Modeste BERNIER

Parents of Modeste BERNIER

Father

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Mother

Marie-Louise CHEVALIER

Grandparents of Modeste BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Pierre-Basile BERNIER Marie-Josephe FORTIN

Maternal grandparents

Rene-Lucien CHEVALIER Genevieve RICHARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Modeste BERNIER

Modeste BERNIER married

Francois CARON
Marriage date: 19 January 1779
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Francois CARON was the child of Louis CARON and Blanche-Genevieve PAMPALON dite LABRANCHE

Children of Francois CARON and Modeste BERNIER

Prosper CARON

Born: 13 October 1793, L'Islet, Lower Canada
Died: 3 September 1851, Sainte-Flavie, Canada East

Married: Veronique DUBE 21 September 1818 Place: Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

RESEARCH CONTEXT

Québec Genealogy Notes

Helpful background for understanding names and places that may appear in Modeste's Québec records.

Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for Modeste BERNIER.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for Modeste BERNIER.

How to read this timeline
Records about Modeste BERNIER and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

Birth — 1762
24 March 1762
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada

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.

1779 Marriage / Partner
Modeste BERNIER and Francois CARON 19 January 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 16 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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Prosper CARON was born 13 October 1793, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Modeste was 31 years old.

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

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)