Marie-Claire BERGERON

Born

14 June 1686 , Sorel, Canada, New France

Died

19 March 1767 , Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

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François BERGERON Étiennette LECLERC

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Marie-Claire BERGERON was born 14 June 1686 in Sorel, Canada, New France

Marie-Claire BERGERON was the child of François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC

and the grandchild of: (maternal) Florent LECLERC and Marie GENDRE

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Marie-Claire married Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE 5 November 1709 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was born 12 March 1686 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Jean-Charles died 11 September 1761 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Jean-Charles was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT.

Marie-Claire BERGERON died 19 March 1767 in Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Marie-Claire BERGERON married

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE
Marriage date: 5 November 1709
Marriage place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was the child of Jean-Guillaume-Guy VACHER dit LACERTE and Marguerite BENOIT

"Jean-Charles Vacher, godson of Governor Rene Gultier de Varennes, was baptized at Trois-Rivieres on 12 March 1686, a little more than three months after the marriage of his parents. He had already settled in Yamchiche when, on 5 November 1709, he was married in Trois-Rivieres to Marie-Claire Bergeron, born in Sorel in 1686. They eventually had five sons and seven daughters. Following in his father's footsteps, Jean-Charles was more than a farmer. He too, practiced the trade of wood working. On 5 February 1759, he bequeathed his tools and workshop furniture to his son Charles. Jean-Charles and Marie-Clarie Bergeron were both buried at Yamahiche, he on 11 September 1761, she on 19 March 1767."

Thomas J. Laforest
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Children of Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE and Marie-Claire BERGERON

Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 15 August 1710, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 25 June 1786, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise JUTRAS 3 February 1738 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 14 May 1712, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 27 July 1776, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre TESSIER 15 November 1739 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Married: Jean BOURDAIS (BOURDET) 18 January 1751 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 10 June 1714, Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
Died: 6 January 1790, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE 17 January 1734 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 15 August 1715, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: ,

René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 9 March 1717, Louiseville, Canada, New France
Died: 27 April 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 10 July 1747 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: abt. 1720, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 12 December 1800, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada*

Married: Jean Baptiste DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET 26 April 1740 Place: Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: abt. 1722, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 26 November 1813, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE 7 January 1741 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 2 July 1724, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 26 September 1781, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Étienne GAUTHIER 19 April 1751 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 19 January 1727, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 14 April 1808, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE 5 January 1756 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Didace VACHER dit LACERTE

Born: 22 January 1729, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 23 January 1729, Yamachiche, Canada, New France

Antoinette-Marie VACHER dite LACERTE

Born: 9 May 1731, Yamachiche, Canada, New France
Died: 8 June 1812, Yamachiche, Lower Canada

Married: Julien-Jean-Marie RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE 14 January 1754 Place: Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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1686 Birth
14 June 1686
Sorel, Canada, New France

1686 Baptism
Baptism found at Saint Pierre de Sorel, Quebec in Drouin Collection

14 Jun 1686

M. Claire Bergeron, daughter of Frs. and Etienet Leclerc
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1709 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Claire BERGERON and Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE 5 November 1709, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

She was 23 years old.

Marie-Claire BERGERON - 1709 Marriage Immaculee Conception Trois-Rivieres

1709 Marriage Immaculee Conception Trois-Rivieres

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1710 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE was born 15 August 1710, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Claire was 24 years old.

1712 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE was born 14 May 1712, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Claire was 25 years old.

1714 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE was born 10 June 1714, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Marie-Claire was 28 years old.

1715 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste VACHER dit LACERTE was born 15 August 1715, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Claire was 29 years old.

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1717 Birth of Child
René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE was born 9 March 1717, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Marie-Claire was 30 years old.

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1724 Birth of Child
Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE was born 2 July 1724, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Claire was 38 years old.

1727 Birth of Child
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE was born 19 January 1727, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Claire was 40 years old.

1729 Birth of Child
Didace VACHER dit LACERTE was born 22 January 1729, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Claire was 42 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Antoinette-Marie VACHER dite LACERTE was born 9 May 1731, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Marie-Claire was 44 years old.

1734 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angélique VACHER dite LACERTE married 17 January 1734, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Pierre GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE

1738 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE married 3 February 1738, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Marie-Louise JUTRAS

1739 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE married 15 November 1739, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Pierre TESSIER

1740 Marriage of Child
Françoise VACHER dite LACERTE married 26 April 1740, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Jean Baptiste DUPLESSIS dit LENOBLET

1741 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte VACHER dite LACERTE married 7 January 1741, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Jean-Baptitste GÉLINAS dit LACOURSE

1747 Marriage of Child
René-Alexis VACHER dit LACERTE married 10 July 1747, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Marie-Françoise GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine VACHER dite LACERTE married 18 January 1751, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Jean BOURDAIS (BOURDET)

1751 Marriage of Child
Marie-Marguerite VACHER dite LACERTE married 19 April 1751, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Étienne GAUTHIER

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Antoinette-Marie VACHER dite LACERTE married 14 January 1754, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Julien-Jean-Marie RIVARD dit LAGLANDERIE

1756 Marriage of Child
Joseph VACHER dit LACERTE married 5 January 1756, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche) to Françoise-Marie GÉLINAS dite BELLEMARE

1761 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jean-Charles VACHER dit LACERTE died 11 September 1761, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

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.