Godefroy BERNARD

(b. 12 March 1741 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 23 September 1783 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Godefroy BERNARD was born 12 March 1741 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Godefroy BERNARD was the child of Pierre BERNARD and Marie-Genevieve GIROUX and the grandchild of: (maternal) Raphaël GIROUX and Marie-Madeleine VACHON

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

Godefroy married Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT) 23 November 1761 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT) was born 5 January 1740 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite died 22 September 1780 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Marguerite was the child of Thomas PAGEOT (PAGEAU) and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS.

Godefroy BERNARD died 23 September 1783 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Laurent Angelique
m. Pageau Marguerite

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Occupation

Godefroy BERNARD was a Meunier à Château-Richer.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca

Life as a Meunier in 18th Century New France: Flour, Family, and Fortitude

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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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Godefroy BERNARD married

Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT)-- Date: 23 November 1761 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada
Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT) was the child of Thomas PAGEOT (PAGEAU) and Marie-Madeleine GERVAIS

Children of Godefroy BERNARD and Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT):

Marguerite BERNARD (b.17 August 1768, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada d. 27 June 1853, Beauceville, Canada East )
m. Paul BOURG (BOURQUE) 3 September 1787 in Beauceville, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Beauce)

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1741 Birth
12 March 1741
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

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

1761 Marriage / Partner
Godefroy BERNARD and Marguerite PAGEAU (PAGEOT) 23 November 1761, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 20 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.

1768 Birth of Child
Marguerite BERNARD was born 17 August 1768, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Godefroy was 27 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.