Jacques BERNIER

(b. 26 February 1697 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 22 July 1771 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Jacques BERNIER was born 26 February 1697 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Jacques BERNIER was the child of Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BERNIER and Antoinette GRENIER (GARNIER) (maternal) Robert BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise GRENIER (GARNIER)

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

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-la-Pointe-de-Lévy). Elisabeth died February 1738 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Elisabeth was the child of Michel GUAY and Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT.

Jacques BERNIER died 22 July 1771 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, 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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Jacques BERNIER married

Elisabeth GUAY-- Date: 20 July 1720 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 (b.12 July 1721, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Guillaume CLOUTIER 15 February 1745 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD (b.28 November 1726, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1813, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Geneviève BOIVIN 19 January 1750 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)
m. Marie Louise GIROUARD 31 March 1761 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Geneviève BERNIER (b.22 May 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste HUDON dit BEAULIEU 10 January 1752 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Claire-Thecle BERNIER (b.10 February 1738, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1792, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER 11 November 1754 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1697 Birth
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 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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.

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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Guillaume CLOUTIER

1750 Marriage of Child
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD married 19 January 1750, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City) to Geneviève BOIVIN

1752 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BERNIER married 10 January 1752, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) 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, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER

1761 Marriage of Child
Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD married 31 March 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) 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.

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

He died at the age of 74.

Added: 4/16/2015 5:10:42 PM - Updated: 9/9/2019 8:59:41 AM