Jacques BERNIER

Born

26 February 1697 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

22 July 1771 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Jacques married Elisabeth GUAY 20 July 1720 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elisabeth GUAY was born 15 February 1697 in Lauzon, Lévis, Canada, New France . Elisabeth died February 1738 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Elisabeth was the child of Michel GUAY and Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT .

Parents & Family of Jacques BERNIER

Parents of Jacques BERNIER

Father

Pierre BERNIER

Mother

Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Grandparents of Jacques BERNIER

Paternal grandparents

Jacques BERNIER Antoinette GRENIER (GARNIER)

Maternal grandparents

Robert BOULET (BOULAY) Françoise GRENIER (GARNIER)

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jacques BERNIER

Jacques BERNIER married

Elisabeth GUAY
Marriage date: 20 July 1720
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Elisabeth GUAY was the child of Michel GUAY and Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT

Children of Jacques BERNIER and Elisabeth GUAY

Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER

Born: 12 July 1721, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Guillaume CLOUTIER 15 February 1745 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD

Born: 28 November 1726, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 22 November 1813, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Geneviève BOIVIN 19 January 1750 Place: Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie Louise GIROUARD 31 March 1761 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada

Geneviève BERNIER

Born: 22 May 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU 10 January 1752 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Claire-Thecle BERNIER

Born: 10 February 1738, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 26 May 1792, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER 11 November 1754 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1697
26 February 1697
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BERNIER and Elisabeth GUAY 20 July 1720, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 23 years old.

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

1721 Birth of Child
Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER was born 12 July 1721, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jacques was 24 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD was born 28 November 1726, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jacques was 29 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Geneviève BERNIER was born 22 May 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jacques was 36 years old.

1738 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elisabeth GUAY died February 1738, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

1738 Birth of Child
Claire-Thecle BERNIER was born 10 February 1738, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jacques was 40 years old.

1745 Marriage of Child
Françoise-Elisabeth BERNIER married 15 February 1745, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Guillaume CLOUTIER

1750 Marriage of Child
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD married 19 January 1750, Québec, Canada, New France to Geneviève BOIVIN

1752 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BERNIER married 10 January 1752, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU

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

1754 Marriage of Child
Claire-Thecle BERNIER married 11 November 1754 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France to Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD married 31 March 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada to Marie Louise GIROUARD

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.

Death — 1771
22 July 1771
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 74.

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