Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER

Born

5 February 1701 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

6 September 1789 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada

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Pierre BERNIER Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

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Born: 5 February 1701 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Father: Pierre BERNIER

Mother: Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

Paternal grandparents: Jacques BERNIER , Antoinette GRENIER (GARNIER)

Maternal grandparents: Robert BOULET (BOULAY) , Françoise GRENIER (GARNIER)

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Charlotte-Françoise married Francois RICHARD 6 November 1719 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Francois RICHARD was born 13 June 1688 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Francois died 11 October 1778 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Francois was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES.

Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER died 6 September 1789 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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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Spouse & Children of Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER

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Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER married

Francois RICHARD
Marriage date: 6 November 1719
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Francois RICHARD was the child of Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

Children of Francois RICHARD and Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER

Charlotte-Francoise RICHARD

Born: 23 September 1720, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 17 January 1787, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre BOSSE 2 April 1742 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Genevieve RICHARD

Born: 3 August 1726, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Louis-Mathias GUYON 20 November 1747 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Rosalie RICHARD

Born: 12 July 1728, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: ,

Married: Joseph BELANGER 25 October 1756 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Angélique RICHARD

Born: 2 February 1738, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 7 September 1832, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Damien TALBOT dit GERVAIS 23 November 1761 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Anne RICHARD

Born: 1 August 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 14 August 1832, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BOUCHER 27 September 1773 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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Birth — 1701
5 February 1701
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1719 Marriage / Partner
Charlotte-Françoise BERNIER and Francois RICHARD 6 November 1719, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 18 years old.

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

1720 Birth of Child
Charlotte-Francoise RICHARD was born 23 September 1720, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charlotte-Françoise was 19 years old.

1726 Birth of Child
Genevieve RICHARD was born 3 August 1726, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charlotte-Françoise was 25 years old.

1728 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie RICHARD was born 12 July 1728, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charlotte-Françoise was 27 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Angélique RICHARD was born 2 February 1738, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charlotte-Françoise was 37 years old.

1742 Marriage of Child
Charlotte-Francoise RICHARD married 2 April 1742, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Pierre BOSSE

1746 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD was born 1 August 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charlotte-Françoise was 45 years old.

1747 Marriage of Child
Genevieve RICHARD married 20 November 1747, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Louis-Mathias GUYON

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

1756 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie RICHARD married 25 October 1756, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Joseph BELANGER

1761 Marriage of Child
Angélique RICHARD married 23 November 1761, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Jean-Damien TALBOT dit GERVAIS

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.

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne RICHARD married 27 September 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Pierre BOUCHER

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francois RICHARD died 11 October 1778, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Death of Child
Charlotte-Francoise RICHARD died 17 January 1787, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charlotte-Françoise was 86 years old.

Death — 1789
6 September 1789
Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada
She died at the age of 88.

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