Marie-Geneviève BERNIER

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13 May 1751 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

12 April 1827 , Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

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Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD Geneviève BOIVIN

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Born: 13 May 1751 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Louis BERNIER dit RIGAUD

Mother: Geneviève BOIVIN

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BERNIER , Elisabeth GUAY

Maternal grandparents: Jean-François BOIVIN , Angélique JOBIN

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Marie-Geneviève married Joseph-Marie BERNIER 7 February 1771 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was born 4 September 1748 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Joseph-Marie died 3 July 1826 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur). Joseph-Marie was the child of Philippe BERNIER and Marthe GAUDREAU.

Marie-Geneviève BERNIER died 12 April 1827 in Saint-Hyacinthe, 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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Joseph-Marie BERNIER
Marriage date: 7 February 1771
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was the child of Philippe BERNIER and Marthe GAUDREAU

Children of Joseph-Marie BERNIER and Marie-Geneviève BERNIER

Joseph-Marie BERNIER

Born: 6 November 1771, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 15 April 1843, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Married: Judith GUYON dite DION 29 December 1797 Place: Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève BERNIER

Born: 5 August 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 August 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada

Married: François PALARDY 6 October 1797 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marcelline BERNIER

Born: abt. 1782, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 29 March 1841, Saint-Barnabé-Sud, St-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Pierre LEDOUX 24 November 1800 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Julien BERNIER

Born: abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Apolline (Pauline) LACASSE 8 February 1806 Place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Louise BERNIER

Born: 22 April 1789, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 5 January 1857, Saint-Césaire, Canada East

Married: Joseph JARRET dit BEAUREGARD 9 January 1809 Place: La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

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Birth — 1751
13 May 1751
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève BERNIER and Joseph-Marie BERNIER 7 February 1771, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 19 years old.

1771 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was born 6 November 1771, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève was 20 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marie-Geneviève BERNIER was born 5 August 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Geneviève was 22 years old.

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)

1789 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise BERNIER was born 22 April 1789, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève was 37 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève BERNIER married 6 October 1797, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to François PALARDY

1797 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BERNIER married 29 December 1797, Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada to Judith GUYON dite DION

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

1800 Marriage of Child
Marcelline BERNIER married 24 November 1800, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Pierre LEDOUX

1806 Marriage of Child
Julien BERNIER married 8 February 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Apolline (Pauline) LACASSE

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise BERNIER married 9 January 1809 , La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Joseph JARRET dit BEAUREGARD

1816 Death of Child
Marie-Geneviève BERNIER died 4 August 1816, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Geneviève was 65 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Marie BERNIER died 3 July 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Death — 1827
12 April 1827
Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 75.

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