Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE)

(b. 7 October 1745 , Montmagny, Canada, New France d. 18 June 1779 , Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) was born 7 October 1745 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Marie-Madeleine CHRÉTIEN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean CHRÉTIEN dit VINCENT and Marie LEFEBVRE dite BOULANGER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Nicolas married Thérèse GAGNÉ 24 April 1775 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thérèse GAGNÉ was born 10 February 1751 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada. Thérèse died 26 October 1819 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire). Thérèse was the child of Jean-Marie GAGNÉ and Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD.

Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) died 18 June 1779 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, 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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Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) married

Thérèse GAGNÉ-- Date: 24 April 1775 Place: Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Thérèse GAGNÉ was the child of Jean-Marie GAGNÉ and Charlotte DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD

Children of Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Thérèse GAGNÉ:

Rosalie BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) (b.9 August 1778, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )
m. Jean-Baptiste NORMAND 6 May 1806 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

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1745 Birth
7 October 1745
Montmagny, 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
Nicolas BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) and Thérèse GAGNÉ 24 April 1775, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada

He was 29 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.

1778 Birth of Child
Rosalie BERNATCHEZ (BERNATCHE) was born 9 August 1778, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Nicolas was 32 years old.