Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

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9 December 1725 , L'Islet, Canada, New France

Died

20 April 1807 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Pierre BELANGER Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART)

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Born: 9 December 1725 in L'Islet, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BELANGER

Mother: Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART)

Paternal grandparents: Louis BELANGER , Marguerite LEFRANCOIS

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LESSARD , Barbe FORTIN dite BELLEFONTAINE

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Marie-Geneviève married Charles BERNIER 2 May 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Charles BERNIER was born 9 December 1712 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Charles died 28 January 1777 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Charles was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX.

Marie-Geneviève BELANGER died 20 April 1807 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Marie-Geneviève BELANGER married

Charles BERNIER
Marriage date: 2 May 1740
Marriage place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Charles BERNIER was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Children of Charles BERNIER and Marie-Geneviève BELANGER

Geneviève BERNIER

Born: 4 February 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Ignace LEMIEUX 28 October 1761 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Victoire BERNIER

Born: 3 March 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 5 April 1779, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Louis LETOURNEAU 20 February 1764 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles BERNIER

Born: 31 August 1746, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 27 August 1831, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Josephte TONDREAU 19 February 1770 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Michel BERNIER

Born: 27 September 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1840, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Louise BRISSON 8 February 1773 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Barbe BERNIER

Born: 21 April 1757, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 13 November 1834, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Louis FOURNIER 30 August 1779 Place: L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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Birth — 1725
9 December 1725
L'Islet, Canada, New France

1740 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Geneviève BELANGER and Charles BERNIER 2 May 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 14 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Geneviève BERNIER was born 4 February 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève was 15 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Victoire BERNIER was born 3 March 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Charles BERNIER was born 31 August 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève was 20 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Michel BERNIER was born 27 September 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève was 24 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Barbe BERNIER was born 21 April 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Marie-Geneviève was 31 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BERNIER married 28 October 1761 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Ignace LEMIEUX

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 Marriage of Child
Victoire BERNIER married 20 February 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Louis LETOURNEAU

1770 Marriage of Child
Charles BERNIER married 19 February 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Josephte TONDREAU

1773 Marriage of Child
Michel BERNIER married 8 February 1773, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Louise BRISSON

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.

1777 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles BERNIER died 28 January 1777, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1779 Death of Child
Victoire BERNIER died 5 April 1779, Saint-Vallier, Québec, Canada

Marie-Geneviève was 53 years old.

1779 Marriage of Child
Barbe BERNIER married 30 August 1779, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Louis FOURNIER

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)

Death — 1807
20 April 1807
L'Islet, Lower Canada
She died at the age of 81.

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