Rachel BOURG

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4 July 1779 , Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

4 February 1850 , New Richmond, Canada East

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Charles BOURG Theotiste SAVOIE

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Born: 4 July 1779 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Charles BOURG

Mother: Theotiste SAVOIE

Paternal grandparents: Michel BOURG , Jeanne Anne HÉBERT

Maternal grandparents: Jean SAVOIE , Anne LANDRY

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Rachel married Isaie BERNARD 3 January 1798 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Isaie BERNARD was born abt. 1773 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Isaie died 12 February 1824 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer). Isaie was the child of Charles BERNARD and Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC.

Rachel BOURG died 4 February 1850 in New Richmond, Canada East .

m. Richard Gresse

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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Isaie BERNARD
Marriage date: 3 January 1798
Marriage place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Isaie BERNARD was the child of Charles BERNARD and Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC

Children of Isaie BERNARD and Rachel BOURG

Marie BERNARD

Born: 11 November 1806, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Died: 10 June 1888, St-Charles de Caplan, Bonaventure, Quebec, Canada

Married: Jean Timoleon BABIN 11 January 1830 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Anastasie BERNARD

Born: 21 April 1811, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada
Died: 1 February 1885, New Richmond, Québec, Canada

Married: Nicolas CORMIER 13 January 1840 Place: New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac)

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Birth — 1779
4 July 1779
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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Rachel BOURG and Isaie BERNARD 3 January 1798, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

She was 18 years old.

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

1806 Birth of Child
Marie BERNARD was born 11 November 1806, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Rachel was 27 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Anastasie BERNARD was born 21 April 1811, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

Rachel was 31 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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Spouse/Partner
Isaie BERNARD died 12 February 1824, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Marriage of Child
Marie BERNARD married 11 January 1830, Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer) to Jean Timoleon BABIN

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Marriage of Child
Anastasie BERNARD married 13 January 1840, New Richmond, Québec, Canada (Sts-Anges-Gardiens-de-Cascapédiac) to Nicolas CORMIER

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1850
4 February 1850
New Richmond, Canada East
She died at the age of 70.

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