Joseph BEDARD

(b. 28 May 1713 , Bonaventure, Canada, New France d. 3 April 1781 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Joseph BEDARD was born 28 May 1713 in Bonaventure, Canada, New France

Joseph BEDARD was the child of Jacques BEDARD and Jeanne-Elisabeth RENAUD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BÉDARD and Élisabeth-Isabelle DOUCINET (maternal) Guillaume RENAUD dit REQNAUT (REGNAULT) and Marie DE LAMARRE (DELAMARRE)

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Joseph married Françoise THOMAS 15 February 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . Françoise THOMAS was born 24 November 1723 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Françoise died 22 May 1752 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Françoise was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE.

Joseph married (2) Marguerite LABERGE 18 February 1760 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada . Marguerite LABERGE was born 24 November 1730 in Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer). Marguerite died 18 June 1814 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marguerite was the child of Guillaume LABERGE and Marguerite CLOUTIER.

Joseph BEDARD died 3 April 1781 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Laberge Marguerite
m. Thomas Francoise

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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 BEDARD married

Françoise THOMAS-- Date: 15 February 1740 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Françoise THOMAS was the child of Claude THOMAS and Marie-Anne VILLENEUVE

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Marguerite LABERGE-- Date: 18 February 1760 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Marguerite LABERGE was the child of Guillaume LABERGE and Marguerite CLOUTIER

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1713 Birth
28 May 1713
Bonaventure, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEDARD and Françoise THOMAS 15 February 1740, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 26 years old.

1740 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1752 Death of Spouse/Partner
Françoise THOMAS died 22 May 1752, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Joseph BEDARD and Marguerite LABERGE 18 February 1760, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 46 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.