Jean Baptiste BERNARD

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abt. 1696 , Acadia, Canada

Died

19 December 1757 , Québec, Canada, New France

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René BERNARD Madeleine DOUCET

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Born: abt. 1696 in Acadia, Canada

Father: René BERNARD

Mother: Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Henriette PELLETRET

Jean Baptiste 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 Baptiste married Marie Cecile GAUDET 28 November 1719 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie Cecile GAUDET was born abt. 1703 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Marie Cecile died 21 January 1788 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie Cecile was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU.

Jean Baptiste BERNARD died 19 December 1757 in Québec, Canada, New France .
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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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Jean Baptiste BERNARD married

Marie Cecile GAUDET
Marriage date: 28 November 1719
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Cecile GAUDET was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU

Children of Jean Baptiste BERNARD and Marie Cecile GAUDET

Marie BERNARD

Born: abt. 1720, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 31 May 1807, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean MIGNEAULT dit AUBIN 10 February 1744 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Married: Pierre BOURGEOIS 8 February 1763 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Madeleine BERNARD

Born: abt. 1734, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 12 November 1814, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Jean Baptiste CORMIER 1759 Place: , Canada

François BERNARD

Born: 6 October 1740, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 18 August 1820, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite PETITOT 7 February 1763 Place: L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Married: Marie-Josephe-Amable ARCHAMBAULT 8 August 1796 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Marie Osithe BERNARD

Born: abt. 1747, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Thierry LANGLOIS 11 January 1773 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste BERNARD and Marie Cecile GAUDET 28 November 1719 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

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

1740 Birth of Child
François BERNARD was born 6 October 1740, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

1744 Marriage of Child
Marie BERNARD married 10 February 1744 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jean MIGNEAULT dit AUBIN

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