Joseph Charles BERNARD

Born

1 July 1692 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Died

19 December 1757 , Bonaventure, Canada, New France

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René BERNARD Madeleine DOUCET

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Born: 1 July 1692 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Father: René BERNARD

Mother: Madeleine DOUCET

Maternal grandparents: Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE , Henriette PELLETRET

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Joseph Charles married Marie Josephte GAUDET abt. 1725 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie Josephte GAUDET was born abt. 1708 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marie Josephte was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU.

Joseph Charles married (2) Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) abt. 1752 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was born abt. 1723 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence). Marguerite died abt. 1818 in Nova Scotia, Canada. Marguerite was the child of Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE.

Joseph Charles BERNARD died 19 December 1757 in Bonaventure, Canada, New France .
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Joseph Charles BERNARD married

Marie Josephte GAUDET
Marriage date: abt. 1725
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie Josephte GAUDET was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU

Children of Joseph Charles BERNARD and Marie Josephte GAUDET

Joseph BERNARD

Born: 5 September 1724, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: abt. 1771, Egmont Bay, St. John's Island, Canada

Married: Nathalie ARSENAULT 1755 Place: , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

Charles BERNARD

Born: 1 December 1741, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: 19 July 1822, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada

Married: Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC 1771

Marie Josephe BERNARD

Born: 12 July 1744, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Died: ,

Married: Francois Placide BUJOLD 1763 Place: Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

Joseph Charles BERNARD married

Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)
Marriage date: abt. 1752
Marriage place: Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)
Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) was the child of Charles ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) and Françoise MIRANDE LAMIRANDE-TAVARE

Children of Joseph Charles BERNARD and Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)

Louis BERNARD

Born: abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada
Died: abt. 1801,

Married: Louise LECOUFFE (LEGOUFFE) 2 May 1774

Jean-Marie BERNARD

Born: abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 13 February 1804, Bonaventure, Lower Canada

Married: Marie Lutine BABIN 7 November 1780 Place: Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

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Birth — 1692
1 July 1692
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1724 Birth of Child
Joseph BERNARD was born 5 September 1724, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph Charles was 32 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Charles BERNARD was born 1 December 1741, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph Charles was 49 years old.

1744 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe BERNARD was born 12 July 1744, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph Charles was 52 years old.

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