Paul BERNIER

(b. 31 January 1739 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 18 December 1798 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada )

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Paul BERNIER was born 31 January 1739 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Paul BERNIER was the child of Andre BERNIER and Francoise-Hilaire BERNARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Andre BERNIER and Jeanne BOURRÉ (BOURRET) (maternal) Hilaire BERNARD and Marie-Madeleine VOYER

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

Paul married Therese COUTURE 7 February 1763 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Therese COUTURE was born abt. 1744 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Therese died 25 April 1811 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada . Therese was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Angelique ROY.

Paul BERNIER died 18 December 1798 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Couture Therese

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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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Paul BERNIER married

Therese COUTURE-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Therese COUTURE was the child of Joseph COUTURE and Angelique ROY

Children of Paul BERNIER and Therese COUTURE:

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER (b.23 April 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 25 February 1843, Saint-Henri, Canada East )
m. Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS 12 November 1792 in Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon)

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1739 Birth
31 January 1739
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

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.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Paul BERNIER and Therese COUTURE 7 February 1763, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 24 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 23 April 1769, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Paul was 30 years old.

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

1792 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married 12 November 1792, Saint-Henri, Québec, Canada (Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon) to Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS

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