Michel BERGERON

(b. 22 January 1768 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada d. 4 July 1823 , La Présentation, Lower Canada )

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Michel BERGERON was born 22 January 1768 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel BERGERON was the child of Charles BERGERON and Marie-Angélique HOUDE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Marie-Charlotte HOUDE (maternal) Claude HOUDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle MORISSET

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

Michel married Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS 24 February 1794 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children. Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was born 8 February 1777 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage). Marie-Agathe died 21 January 1844 in Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada. Marie-Agathe was the child of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE.

Michel BERGERON died 4 July 1823 in La Présentation, 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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Family and Children of Michel BERGERON

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Michel BERGERON married

Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS-- Date: 24 February 1794 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
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Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS was the child of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

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Children of Michel BERGERON and Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS:

Louis BERGERON (b.6 March 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. abt. 1819, )

Marie BERGERON (b.24 February 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. 13 June 1880, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LAFLAMME dit QUEMENEUR 20 January 1818 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Jean-Baptiste BERGERON (b.abt. 1801, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 March 1888, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada )

Marie-Amable BERGERON (b.18 April 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Marie-Sophie BERGERON (b.19 January 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Joseph-Raymond BERGERON (b.31 August 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )

Julie BERGERON (b.24 May 1812, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 July 1896, Sainte-Hélène, Kamouraska, Quebec, Canada)

Charlotte BERGERON (b.6 May 1816, La Présentation, Lower Canada d. 3 June 1897, Biddeford, Maine, USA )

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1768 Birth
22 January 1768
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

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)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Michel BERGERON and Marie-Agathe DESMARAIS 24 February 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

He was 26 years old.

1794 marriage

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1796 Birth of Child
Louis BERGERON was born 6 March 1796, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel was 28 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Marie BERGERON was born 24 February 1798, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel was 30 years old.

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

1805 Birth of Child
Marie-Amable BERGERON was born 18 April 1805, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel was 37 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Marie-Sophie BERGERON was born 19 January 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel was 41 years old.

1810 Birth of Child
Joseph-Raymond BERGERON was born 31 August 1810, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Michel was 42 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Julie BERGERON was born 24 May 1812, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 44 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Charlotte BERGERON was born 6 May 1816, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Michel was 48 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.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie BERGERON married 20 January 1818 , La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Jean-Baptiste LAFLAMME dit QUEMENEUR

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England