Jean BERNARD

Born

abt. 1727 , Acadia, Canada

Died

22 September 1829 , Lotbinière, Lower Canada

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René BERNARD Anne BELOU

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Born: abt. 1727 in Acadia, Canada

Father: René BERNARD

Mother: Anne BELOU

Paternal grandparents: René BERNARD , Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Jacques BELOU , Marie GIROUARD

Jean 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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Jean married Françoise RICHARD abt. 1754 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Françoise RICHARD was born abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Françoise died 24 September 1805 in Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis). Françoise was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER.

Jean BERNARD died 22 September 1829 in Lotbinière, 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 RICHARD
Marriage date: abt. 1754
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Françoise RICHARD was the child of Martin RICHARD and Marie CORMIER

Children of Jean BERNARD and Françoise RICHARD

Marie-Rosalie BERNARD

Born: 25 November 1764, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 11 April 1848, Deschaillons, Canada East

Married: Pierre PARIS 1 July 1793 Place: Deschaillons, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Deschaillons)

Pelagie BERNARD

Born: 22 March 1774, Lotbinière, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 February 1805, Lotbinière, Lower Canada

Married: Modeste PERUSSE 9 February 1795 Place: Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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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.

1764 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie BERNARD was born 25 November 1764, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

1774 Birth of Child
Pelagie BERNARD was born 22 March 1774, Lotbinière, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis)

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.