René BERNARD

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abt. 1690 , Acadia, Canada

Died

26 November 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

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René BERNARD Madeleine DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1690 in Acadia, Canada

Father: René BERNARD

Mother: Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Henriette PELLETRET

René was deported as part of the Acadian Exile / Grand Derangement around 1755.
Learn more: What Was The Acadian Expulsion of 1755? Unraveling the Grand Dérangement

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René married Anne BELOU 11 July 1713 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Anne BELOU was born abt. 1695 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Anne died 3 December 1757 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Anne was the child of Jacques BELOU and Marie GIROUARD.

René BERNARD died 26 November 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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René BERNARD married

Anne BELOU
Marriage date: 11 July 1713
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Anne BELOU was the child of Jacques BELOU and Marie GIROUARD

Marriage notes:

Married Rene Bernard, son of Rene Bernard and Madeleine Doucet, on 11 July 1713 at Beaubassin

Source:

Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes, p126.

Children of René BERNARD and Anne BELOU

Marie BERNARD

Born: abt. 1714, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre HEBERT dit LE JEUNE 1737 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Anne BERNARD

Born: abt. 1717, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 15 June 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS 3 February 1733 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Rene BERNARD

Born: abt. 1718, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1765,

Married: Marguerite HEBERT 21 November 1740 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Madeleine BERNARD

Born: abt. 1727, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 28 November 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Pierre MIGNEAULT 8 August 1746 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Married: Jean Baptiste RICHARD 1749

Jean BERNARD

Born: abt. 1727, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 22 September 1829, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Françoise RICHARD 1754 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Jeanne BERNARD

Born: 8 June 1732, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 5 April 1825, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Pierre HEBERT 25 January 1755 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Pierre BERNARD

Born: abt. 1737, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 25 February 1815, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite HUBERT 8 January 1764 Place: , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

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

1713 Marriage / Partner
René BERNARD and Anne BELOU 11 July 1713, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1732 Birth of Child
Jeanne BERNARD was born 8 June 1732, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1733 Marriage of Child
Anne BERNARD married 3 February 1733 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jean Baptiste BOURGEOIS

1740 Marriage of Child
Rene BERNARD married 21 November 1740, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Marguerite HEBERT

1746 Marriage of Child
Madeleine BERNARD married 8 August 1746 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Pierre MIGNEAULT

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

1755 Marriage of Child
Jeanne BERNARD married 25 January 1755 , , Acadia, Canada (Acadie) to Pierre HEBERT