Bernard
SWEENEY (MCSWEENEY)
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Born: abt. 1755 in Ireland
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bernard married Marie BOURGET abt. 1785 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie BOURGET was born abt. 1759 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 5 October 1836 in Percé, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada. Marie was the child of Louis BOURGET and Marie-Louise CHOUINARD.
Bernard SWEENEY (MCSWEENEY) died 12 July 1836 in Percé, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada.
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Occupation
Recorded occupation: Pecheur
The pêcheur d'anguille, or eel fisherman, was a person who caught eels either for personal consumption or for sale. Eel fishing was practiced mainly in the St. Lawrence, but also in the Richelieu River, Lake St. Pierre, near L'Islet and Kamouraska.Fishing was the first resource of early inhabitants, as they waited for their land to be cleared and start producing wheat.
Source: tfcq.ca
Spouse & Children of Bernard SWEENEY (MCSWEENEY)
Marie BOURGETMarriage date: abt. 1785
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal
Marie BOURGET was the child of Louis BOURGET and Marie-Louise CHOUINARD
Children of Bernard SWEENEY (MCSWEENEY) and Marie BOURGET
Pierre SWEENEYDied: 24 October 1886, Grande Riviere, Quebec, Canada
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1796 Birth of ChildPierre SWEENEY was born 22 March 1796, St-Michel de Percé, Quebec, Canada
Death — 183612 July 1836
Percé, Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Record added: 6/10/2024 2:14:48 PM
Last updated: 6/10/2024 2:16:33 PM
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