Charles BERNIER

Born

6 April 1755 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

5 March 1843 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East

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Pierre BERNIER Marie-Louise GUIMOND

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Born: 6 April 1755 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BERNIER

Mother: Marie-Louise GUIMOND

Paternal grandparents: Charles BERNIER , Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-François GUIMOND , Elisabeth FORTIN

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Charles married Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS 20 September 1779 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS was born 23 March 1755 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Helene died 18 October 1795 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Helene was the child of Louis-Joseph OUABART dit LANGLAIS (OUABARD) and Marie-Louise MORIN.

Charles BERNIER died 5 March 1843 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East .
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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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Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS
Marriage date: 20 September 1779
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS was the child of Louis-Joseph OUABART dit LANGLAIS (OUABARD) and Marie-Louise MORIN

Children of Charles BERNIER and Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS

Charles-Marie BERNIER

Born: 14 April 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada
Died: 5 February 1864, St-Antonin, Quebec, Canada

Married: Marie-Julie JALBERT 29 October 1810 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1755
6 April 1755
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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
Charles BERNIER and Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS 20 September 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 24 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

1791 Birth of Child
Charles-Marie BERNIER was born 14 April 1791, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charles was 36 years old.

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

1795 Death of Spouse/Partner
Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS died 18 October 1795, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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

1810 Marriage of Child
Charles-Marie BERNIER married 29 October 1810, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Julie JALBERT

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)

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 - 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)