Joseph-Jean BERGERON

Born

15 March 1745 , Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Died

29 September 1816 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

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Jean-Baptiste BERGERON Catherine-Delphine JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE

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Born: 15 March 1745 in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

Father: Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

Mother: Catherine-Delphine JEREMIE dite DOUVILLE

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste BERGERON , Madeleine FERLAND

Maternal grandparents: Joseph JEREMIE dit DOUVILLE , Marie-Anne ROUSSEAU

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Joseph-Jean married Marguerite-Francoise RIVARD 9 October 1775 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite-Francoise RIVARD was born 25 May 1744 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite-Francoise died 21 September 1821 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier). Marguerite-Francoise was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER.

Joseph-Jean BERGERON died 29 September 1816 in Batiscan, 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.

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Joseph-Jean BERGERON married

Marguerite-Francoise RIVARD
Marriage date: 9 October 1775
Marriage place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite-Francoise RIVARD was the child of Antoine RIVARD dit LORANGER and Marie-Josephe TROTTIER

Children of Joseph-Jean BERGERON and Marguerite-Francoise RIVARD

Joseph BERGERON

Born: 28 September 1776, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 July 1854, Batiscan, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne TROTTIER 3 February 1800 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Judith BERGERON

Born: 31 December 1785, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 October 1839, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Francois-Xavier TROTTIER 10 February 1806 Place: Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

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Birth — 1745
15 March 1745
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Canada, New France

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.

1775 Marriage / Partner
Joseph-Jean BERGERON and Marguerite-Francoise RIVARD 9 October 1775, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 30 years old.

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Joseph BERGERON was born 28 September 1776, La-Pérade, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Perade)

Joseph-Jean was 31 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Judith BERGERON was born 31 December 1785, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Joseph-Jean was 40 years old.

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)

1800 Marriage of Child
Joseph BERGERON married 3 February 1800, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marie-Anne TROTTIER

1806 Marriage of Child
Judith BERGERON married 10 February 1806, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Francois-Xavier TROTTIER