Jacques BERTRAND

(b. 27 July 1730 , Montréal, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1798 , Oka, Lower Canada )

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Jacques BERTRAND was born 27 July 1730 in Montréal, Canada, New France

Jacques BERTRAND was the child of Jacques BERTRAND and Marie-Louise DUMOCHEL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BERTRAND and Charlotte BÉRARD (maternal) Paul DUMOUCHEL and Marie-Louise TESSIER

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

Jacques married Josephte ROY 11 October 1756 in Oka, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte ROY was born 25 December 1738 in Pointe-Claire, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joachim-de-la-Pointe-Claire). Josephte died 27 May 1785 in Saint-Eustache, Québec, Canada. Josephte was the child of Augustin ROY and Marie-Josephte THIBI.

Jacques BERTRAND died 28 September 1798 in Oka, Lower Canada .
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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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Jacques BERTRAND married

Josephte ROY-- Date: 11 October 1756 Place: Oka, Canada, New France
Josephte ROY was the child of Augustin ROY and Marie-Josephte THIBI

Children of Jacques BERTRAND and Josephte ROY:

Marie-Josephte BERTRAND (b.14 May 1762, Oka, Canada d. , )
m. Joseph-Amable MENARD 2 March 1778 in Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine)

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1730 Birth
27 July 1730
Montréal, Canada, New France

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

1756 Marriage / Partner
Jacques BERTRAND and Josephte ROY 11 October 1756, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

He was 26 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BERTRAND was born 14 May 1762, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Jacques was 31 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.

1778 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BERTRAND married 2 March 1778, Lachine, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Saints-Anges-de-Lachine) to Joseph-Amable MENARD

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)