Charles BEDARD

Born

4 November 1748 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Died

10 February 1812 , Beauport, Québec, Lower Canada

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Thomas BEDARD Marie-Angelique FISET

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Born: 4 November 1748 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Father: Thomas BEDARD

Mother: Marie-Angelique FISET

Paternal grandparents: Thomas BÉDARD , Jeanne-Francoise HUPPE

Maternal grandparents: Charles-Basile FISET , Marie-Françoise GARNIER (GRENIER)

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Charles married Brigitte JOBIN 21 October 1776 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Brigitte JOBIN was born 29 July 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Brigitte died 15 May 1834 in Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport). Brigitte was the child of Jacques-Charles JOBIN and Marie-Dorothee COUTURE.

Charles BEDARD died 10 February 1812 in Beauport, Québec, Lower Canada .
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WORK & OCCUPATION

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Recorded occupation: Cultivateur

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History

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.

The Definitive Guide for Researching Your French-Canadian Ancestors in 2025

Spouse & Children of Charles BEDARD

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Charles BEDARD married

Brigitte JOBIN
Marriage date: 21 October 1776
Marriage place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Brigitte JOBIN was the child of Jacques-Charles JOBIN and Marie-Dorothee COUTURE

Children of Charles BEDARD and Brigitte JOBIN

Brigitte BEDARD

Born: 25 November 1779, Beauport, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 July 1856, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada East

Married: Jean-Baptiste DERY 13 February 1798 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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Birth — 1748
4 November 1748
Charlesbourg, Québec, 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.

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.

1776 Marriage / Partner
Charles BEDARD and Brigitte JOBIN 21 October 1776, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 27 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Brigitte BEDARD was born 25 November 1779, Beauport, Québec, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité-de-Beauport)

Charles was 31 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)

1798 Marriage of Child
Brigitte BEDARD married 13 February 1798, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Jean-Baptiste DERY

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