flag male ancestor  Jean-Baptiste  BERNIER

  (b. 20 September 1736 Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France   d. 3 January 1808 Maskinongé, Lower Canada )  

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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was born 20 September 1736 in Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER was the child of Nicolas BERNIER   and   Marguerite GALARNEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Charles BERNIER and Marie-Anne FAILLY (FAYE) (maternal)  Jacques GALARNEAU and Marguerite PANNETON

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Jean-Baptiste  married  Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS 9 August 1756 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS  was born 16 June 1736 in Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada.  Marguerite died 23 March 1818 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph).  Marguerite was the child of Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marguerite DROUIN.

Jean-Baptiste BERNIER died 3 January 1808 in Maskinongé, 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.

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Jean-Baptiste BERNIER married flag female ancestor Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS-- Date: 9 August 1756 Place: Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France
Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS was the child of Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marguerite DROUIN




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birth1736 Birth
20 September 1736
Sainte-Foy, Québec, Canada, New France
marriage1756 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS 9 August 1756, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

He was 19 years old.
1759 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was born 6 May 1759, Sainte-Famille-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste was 22 years old.
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.
1774 Birth of Child
Pierre BERNIER was born 19 March 1774, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 37 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.
marriage1781 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Marie BERNIER married 25 June 1781, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Marguerite GELINAS dite LACOURSE
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage of Child
Pierre BERNIER married 8 January 1798, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Josephte VOLIGNY
death1808 Death
3 January 1808
Maskinongé, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.
Added: 12/5/2020 1:55:21 PM - Updated: 5/18/2024 11:44:32 PM

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