flag male ancestor  Joseph  BERGERON

  (b. 8 March 1773 Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 10 October 1857 Sorel, Canada East )  

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Joseph BERGERON was born 8 March 1773 in Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada

Joseph BERGERON was the child of Michel BERGERON   and   Josephte MASSON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques BERGERON and Marie-Anne DUBOIS (maternal)  Barnabé MASSON and Agnès GARNIER (GRENIER)

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Joseph  married  Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 16 February 1801 in Sorel, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA  was born 28 July 1779 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Geneviève died 6 April 1852 in Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre).  Geneviève was the child of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX.

Joseph BERGERON died 10 October 1857 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Did You Know? 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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Joseph BERGERON married flag female ancestor Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA-- Date: 16 February 1801  Place: Sorel, Lower Canada
Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA was the child of Jean-Baptiste PELLETIER dit ANTAYA and Marie-Catherine PÉLOQUIN dite FÉLIX




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birth1773 Birth
8 March 1773
Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada
News1775 - 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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1801 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BERGERON and Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA 16 February 1801 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

He was 27 years old.
1806 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERGERON was born 18 December 1806, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Joseph was 33 years old.
1814 Birth of Child
Pierre BERGERON was born 26 October 1814, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 41 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1819 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERGERON was born 27 March 1819, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Joseph was 46 years old.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1831 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BERGERON married 8 February 1831, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Antoine HUS CAPISTRAN LEMOINE
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
marriage1837 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERGERON married 1 August 1837, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Emelie-Eléanor LAVALLÉE
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1847 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERGERON married 9 November 1847 , Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre) to Josephte RAYMOND
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Geneviève PELLETIER dite ANTAYA died 6 April 1852, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
death1857 Death
10 October 1857
Sorel, Canada East

He died at the age of 84.
Added: 3/31/2017 8:07:08 AM - Updated: 4/8/2021 8:16:11 AM

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