flag female ancestor  Josephte  BERNIER

  (b. 9 October 1736 Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 16 March 1804 Les Éboulements, Lower Canada )  

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Josephte BERNIER was born 9 October 1736 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Josephte BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER   and   Claire FORTIN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) (maternal)  Eustache FORTIN and Louise CLOUTIER

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Josephte  married  Joseph-Pascal MERCIER 10 January 1754 in L'Islet, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Joseph-Pascal MERCIER  was born 10 June 1730 in Berthier-sur-Mer, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Bas) (Berthier).  Joseph-Pascal died 23 February 1785 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Joseph-Pascal was the child of Pierre MERCIER and Marie-Madeleine ASSELIN.

Josephte BERNIER died 16 March 1804 in Les Éboulements, 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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birth1736 Birth
9 October 1736
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
marriage1754 Marriage / Partner
Josephte BERNIER and Joseph-Pascal MERCIER 10 January 1754, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

She was 17 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.
1764 Birth of Child
Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER was born 8 February 1764, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Josephte was 27 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.
1779 Birth of Child
Pierre MERCIER was born 14 January 1779, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Josephte was 42 years old.
1782 Birth of Child
Claire MERCIER was born 1 April 1782, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)

Josephte was 45 years old.
1785 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph-Pascal MERCIER died 23 February 1785, Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre)
marriage1790 Marriage of Child
Joseph-Gabriel MERCIER married 7 November 1790, Les Éboulements, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption-des-Eboulements) to Marie-Victoire TREMBLAY
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1804 Death
16 March 1804
Les Éboulements, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 67.
Added: 12/2/2023 3:06:02 PM - Updated: 12/23/2023 1:58:57 PM

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