Josephte BERCIER

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6 November 1741 , La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Died

28 July 1799 , Maskinongé, Lower Canada

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Pierre BERCIER Josephte GENDRON

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Born: 6 November 1741 in La-Pérade, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BERCIER

Mother: Josephte GENDRON

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BERCIER , Marie-Louise LEROUX

Maternal grandparents: Antoine GENDRON , Marie-Charlotte LARIOU dite LAFANTAISIE

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Josephte married Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 20 September 1773 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was born 24 May 1737 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Michel died 6 May 1787 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Michel was the child of Pierre HEROUX and Angelique CARBONNEAU.

Josephte BERCIER died 28 July 1799 in Maskinongé, 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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Josephte BERCIER married

Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE
Marriage date: 20 September 1773
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE was the child of Pierre HEROUX and Angelique CARBONNEAU

Children of Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE and Josephte BERCIER

Benoit HEROUX

Born: abt. 1790, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Josephte LEVESQUE dite SANSOUCI 14 October 1811 Place: Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan)

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Birth — 1741
6 November 1741
La-Pérade, Canada, New France

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

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.

1773 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BERCIER and Michel HEROUX dit BOURGAINVILLE 20 September 1773, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

She was 31 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.