François BERTRAND

(b. 23 September 1720 , L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1797 , Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada )

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François BERTRAND was born 23 September 1720 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

François BERTRAND was the child of Francois BERTRAND and Madeleine MEUNIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean BERTRAND and Marguerite TESSIER (maternal) Mathurin MEUNIER and Marie-Madeleine MENEUX

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

François married Marie-Louise MORIGNIER 23 April 1748 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Louise MORIGNIER was born 10 November 1727 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Marie-Louise died 9 December 1770 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage).

François BERTRAND died 9 August 1797 in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 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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François BERTRAND married

Marie-Louise MORIGNIER-- Date: 23 April 1748 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Children of François BERTRAND and Marie-Louise MORIGNIER:

François BERTRAND (b.abt. 1750, , Québec Province, Canada d. 31 July 1813, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Anne LIZOTTE 12 August 1771 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

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1720 Birth
23 September 1720
L'Ancienne Lorette, Canada, New France

1748 Marriage / Partner
François BERTRAND and Marie-Louise MORIGNIER 23 April 1748, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1770 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise MORIGNIER died 9 December 1770, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

1771 Marriage of Child
François BERTRAND married 12 August 1771, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Marie-Anne LIZOTTE

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.