Françoise BERTRAND

Born

1 March 1754 , Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Died

27 April 1822 , Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

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Born: 1 March 1754 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BERTRAND

Mother: Elisabeth LEGRAIN dite LAVALLÉE

Maternal grandparents: Adrien-Charles LEGRAIN dit LAVALLÉE , Thankful Louise Therese STEBBENS

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Françoise married Michel GILBERT 27 July 1778 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Michel GILBERT was born abt. 1750 in Canada. Michel died 4 September 1819 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier). Michel was the child of Jean-Marie GILBERT and Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST.

Françoise BERTRAND died 27 April 1822 in Marieville, Rouville, 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Françoise BERTRAND married

Michel GILBERT
Marriage date: 27 July 1778
Marriage place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Michel GILBERT was the child of Jean-Marie GILBERT and Julie LAFORT dite LAFOREST

Children of Michel GILBERT and Françoise BERTRAND

Françoise GILBERT

Born: 16 April 1780, Chambly, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 January 1843, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada East

Married: Joseph-Alexis CARREAU 8 February 1802 Place: Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

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Birth — 1754
1 March 1754
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Canada, New France

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.

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Françoise BERTRAND and Michel GILBERT 27 July 1778, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

She was 24 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
Françoise GILBERT was born 16 April 1780, Chambly, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly)

Françoise was 26 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

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

1802 Marriage of Child
Françoise GILBERT married 8 February 1802, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Joseph-Alexis CARREAU

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.