Augustin BERNIER

Born

9 June 1709 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

16 June 1785 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Charles BERNIER Marie Anne LEMIEUX

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Born: 9 June 1709 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Charles BERNIER

Mother: Marie Anne LEMIEUX

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BERNIER , Antoinette GRENIER (GARNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Guillaume LEMIEUX , Elisabeth LANGLOIS

Augustin had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Augustin married Angélique BUTEAU 8 November 1734 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Angélique BUTEAU was born 25 March 1718 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier). Angélique died 2 March 1794 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Angélique was the child of Pierre BUTEAU and Marie CARBONNEAU.

Augustin BERNIER died 16 June 1785 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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Angélique BUTEAU
Marriage date: 8 November 1734
Marriage place: Berthier-sur-Mer, Canada, New France
Angélique BUTEAU was the child of Pierre BUTEAU and Marie CARBONNEAU

Children of Augustin BERNIER and Angélique BUTEAU

Marie-Victoire BERNIER

Born: 1 September 1741, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 16 June 1813, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Gabriel BELANGER 23 October 1758 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER

Born: 24 June 1745, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 24 May 1784, Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite LACHAINE dite JOLICOEUR 5 August 1777 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER

Born: 26 April 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 21 March 1808, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER 21 October 1765 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

François-Marcel BERNIER

Born: 28 October 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 7 June 1823, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Ursule BERNIER 28 January 1772 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1709
9 June 1709
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1734 Marriage / Partner
Augustin BERNIER and Angélique BUTEAU 8 November 1734 , Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier)

He was 25 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Marie-Victoire BERNIER was born 1 September 1741, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Augustin was 32 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 24 June 1745, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Augustin was 36 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER was born 26 April 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Augustin was 40 years old.

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

1753 Birth of Child
François-Marcel BERNIER was born 28 October 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Augustin was 44 years old.

1758 Marriage of Child
Marie-Victoire BERNIER married 23 October 1758, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jean-Gabriel BELANGER

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.

1765 Marriage of Child
Claire-Euphronsine BERNIER married 21 October 1765, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jean-Baptiste-François PELLETIER

1772 Marriage of Child
François-Marcel BERNIER married 28 January 1772, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marie-Ursule BERNIER

Revolutionary War
BERNIER, AUGUSTIN
Ancestor #: A213858
Service: CANADA Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: BAPTISED 6-9-1709 CAP ST IGNACE CANADA
Death: 6-16-1785 CAP ST IGNACE QUEBEC CANADA
Service Source: GABRIEL, QUEBEC DURING THE AMERICAN INVASION, 1775-1776, PP 94-96
Service Description: 1) RENDERED AID

RESIDENCE
1) City: CAP ST IGNACE - District: QUEBEC - State: CANADA

SPOUSE
1) MARIE ANGELIQUE BUTEAU
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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 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married 5 August 1777, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Marguerite LACHAINE dite JOLICOEUR

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)