flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  BERNIER

  (b. 4 December 1753 Montmagny, Canada, New France   d. 12 February 1823 Montmagny, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 4 December 1753 in Montmagny, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was the child of Joseph BERNIER   and   Catherine BOUCHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX (maternal)  Pierre BOUCHARD and Marie-Catherine FOURNIER

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 9 October 1775 in Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD  was born 8 September 1758 in Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada.  Marguerite died 4 February 1801 in Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire).  Marguerite was the child of Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS.

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER died 12 February 1823 in Montmagny, Lower Canada .
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Did You Know? 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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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married flag female ancestor Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD-- Date: 9 October 1775 Place: Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD was the child of Louis-Marie DESTROISMAISONS dit PICARD and Marie-Dorothee TALBOT dite GERVAIS




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birth1753 Birth
4 December 1753
Montmagny, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1775 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD 9 October 1775, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

He was 21 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER was born 27 March 1783, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Jean-Baptiste was 29 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
François BERNIER was born 29 January 1792, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Jean-Baptiste was 38 years old.
marriage1800 Marriage of Child
Marie-Claire BERNIER married 14 October 1800, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Jacques COUILLARD dit DESPRES
1801 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite DESTROISMAISONS dite PICARD died 4 February 1801, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)
marriage1815 Marriage of Child
François BERNIER married 14 November 1815, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire) to Marie-Louise GENDREAU
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
death1823 Death
12 February 1823
Montmagny, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 69.
Added: 11/29/2020 11:13:10 AM - Updated: 1/10/2022 1:55:26 PM

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