Joseph Charles BERNARD

(b. 1 July 1692 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 19 December 1757 , Bonaventure, Canada, New France )

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Joseph Charles BERNARD was born 1 July 1692 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

Joseph Charles BERNARD was the child of René BERNARD and Madeleine DOUCET and the grandchild of: (maternal) Pierre DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Henriette PELLETRET

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

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-- Date: abt. 1725 Place: , Acadia, Canada
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Marie Josephte GAUDET was the child of Claude GAUDET and Marguerite BELOU

Children of Joseph Charles BERNARD and Marie Josephte GAUDET:

Joseph BERNARD (b.5 September 1724, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. abt. 1771, Egmont Bay, St. John's Island, Canada)
m. Nathalie ARSENAULT 1755 in , Prince Edward Island, Canada (Ile Saint-Jean)

Charles BERNARD (b.1 December 1741, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. 19 July 1822, Carleton-sur-Mer, Lower Canada )
m. Elisabeth Isabelle LEBLANC 1771

Marie Josephe BERNARD (b.12 July 1744, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) d. , )
m. Francois Placide BUJOLD 1763 in Bonaventure, Québec, Canada (Saint-Bonaventure)

Joseph Charles BERNARD married

Marguerite ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU)-- Date: abt. 1752 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 (b.abt. 1752, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1801, )
m. Louise LECOUFFE (LEGOUFFE) 2 May 1774

Jean-Marie BERNARD (b.abt. 1760, , Québec Province, Canada d. 13 February 1804, Bonaventure, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Lutine BABIN 7 November 1780 in Carleton-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Carleton) (St-Omer)

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1692 Birth
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)