Louis BERNIER

Born

2 September 1708 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Died

1 March 1794 , L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Pierre BERNIER Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY)

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Born: 2 September 1708 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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Louis married Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX 17 April 1730 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX was born 14 September 1710 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . Marguerite-Francoise died 31 January 1782 in L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite-Francoise was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN.

Louis BERNIER died 1 March 1794 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
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Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX
Marriage date: 17 April 1730
Marriage place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN

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Children of Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX

Marie-Francoise BERNIER

Born: 16 July 1730, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 10 October 1804, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Pierre BELANGER 11 May 1750 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Louis BERNIER

Born: 30 September 1731, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 1 January 1783, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Ursule BERNIER

Born: 21 February 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 16 August 1821, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Charles PELLETIER 9 April 1752 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France

Genevieve BERNIER

Born: 19 September 1734, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 31 August 1777, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Joseph BELANGER 27 October 1760 Place: L'Islet, Canada

Elisabeth-Veronique BERNIER

Born: 14 March 1739, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Died: 19 July 1822, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada

Judith-Marguerite BERNIER

Born: 10 February 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 19 January 1834, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Reine BERNIER

Born: 20 September 1742, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 28 September 1813, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Denis BELANGER 6 October 1766 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BERNIER

Born: 30 March 1744, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 12 December 1797, Chambly, Lower Canada

Rosalie BERNIER

Born: 1 September 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 17 March 1832, L'Islet, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR 2 June 1764 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Eulalie BERNIER

Born: 25 January 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 24 April 1818, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada

Married: Ignace BELANGER 12 September 1767 Place: L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada

Marthe BERNIER

Born: 10 March 1751, L'Islet, Canada, New France
Died: 9 August 1833, L'Islet, Lower Canada

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1708
2 September 1708
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1730 Marriage / Partner
Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX 17 April 1730 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 21 years old.

1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise BERNIER was born 16 July 1730, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 21 years old.

1731 Birth of Child
Louis BERNIER was born 30 September 1731, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 23 years old.

1733 Birth of Child
Ursule BERNIER was born 21 February 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 24 years old.

1734 Birth of Child
Genevieve BERNIER was born 19 September 1734, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 26 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Veronique BERNIER was born 14 March 1739, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 30 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Judith-Marguerite BERNIER was born 10 February 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 32 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Reine BERNIER was born 20 September 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 34 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Joseph BERNIER was born 30 March 1744, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 35 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Rosalie BERNIER was born 1 September 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 37 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Eulalie BERNIER was born 25 January 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 41 years old.

1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise BERNIER married 11 May 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France to Pierre BELANGER

1751 Birth of Child
Marthe BERNIER was born 10 March 1751, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 42 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Ursule BERNIER married 9 April 1752, L'Islet, Canada, New France to Jean-Charles PELLETIER

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

1760 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BERNIER married 27 October 1760, L'Islet, Canada to Joseph BELANGER

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 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BERNIER married 2 June 1764, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada to Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR

1766 Marriage of Child
Reine BERNIER married 6 October 1766, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada to Denis BELANGER

1767 Marriage of Child
Eulalie BERNIER married 12 September 1767, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada to Ignace BELANGER

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.

1777 Death of Child
Genevieve BERNIER died 31 August 1777, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 69 years old.

1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX died 31 January 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

1783 Death of Child
Louis BERNIER died 1 January 1783, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 74 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

Death — 1794
1 March 1794
L'Islet, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 85.

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