Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

Born

5 March 1733 , Louiseville, Canada, New France

Died

27 October 1815 , Louiseville, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

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Born: 5 March 1733 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

Father

Pierre BERGERON

Mother

Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE

Grandparents of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

Paternal grandparents

François BERGERON Étiennette LECLERC

Maternal grandparents

Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS Marie-Françoise PINARD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve BRULE 14 October 1760 in Louiseville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve BRULE was born 27 December 1744 in Louiseville, Canada, New France . Genevieve died 15 October 1821 in Louiseville, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Louis BRÛLÉ and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS.

Jean-Baptiste BERGERON died 27 October 1815 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Brule Genevieve

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

Jean-Baptiste BERGERON married

Genevieve BRULE
Marriage date: 14 October 1760
Marriage place: Louiseville, Canada
Genevieve BRULE was the child of Louis BRÛLÉ and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Genevieve BRULE

Louis BERGERON

Born: abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 3 March 1833, Louiseville, Lower Canada

Married: Rosalie SAUCIER 17 July 1786 Place: Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Helene BERGERON

Born: 13 June 1777, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Theodore BERGERON

Born: abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

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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 — 1733
5 March 1733
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Genevieve BRULE 14 October 1760, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 27 years old.

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.

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 Birth of Child
Helene BERGERON was born 13 June 1777, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Louis BERGERON married 17 July 1786, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada to Rosalie SAUCIER

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

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

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)