Madeleine BERNARD

Born

abt. 1734 , Acadia, Canada

Died

12 November 1814 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Lower Canada

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Jean Baptiste BERNARD Marie Cecile GAUDET

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Born: abt. 1734 in Acadia, Canada

Father: Jean Baptiste BERNARD

Mother: Marie Cecile GAUDET

Paternal grandparents: René BERNARD , Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Claude GAUDET , Marguerite BELOU

Madeleine 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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Madeleine married Jean Baptiste CORMIER abt. 1759 in Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jean Baptiste CORMIER was born abt. 1730 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Jean Baptiste died 28 June 1792 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Jean Baptiste was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR.

Madeleine BERNARD died 12 November 1814 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, 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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Spouse & Children of Madeleine BERNARD

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Madeleine BERNARD married

Jean Baptiste CORMIER
Marriage date: abt. 1759
Marriage place: , Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Jean Baptiste CORMIER was the child of Pierre CORMIER dit ROSSIGNOL and Marie Anne CYR

Children of Jean Baptiste CORMIER and Madeleine BERNARD

Marie-Madeleine CORMIER

Born: 1 October 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Canada
Died: 19 August 1820, Contrecœur, Lower Canada

Married: David BOURGEOIS 15 January 1780 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Jean CORMIER

Born: 23 August 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine CORBEIL 6 October 1783 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Anastasie-Nathalie CORMIER

Born: 25 May 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François-Paul PHANEUF 6 October 1783 Place: Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine CORMIER was born 1 October 1762, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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
Jean CORMIER was born 23 August 1764, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

1766 Birth of Child
Anastasie-Nathalie CORMIER was born 25 May 1766, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

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.