flag male ancestor  Pierre  BERNIER

  (b. 19 March 1774 Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 19 May 1860 St-Justin de Maskinongé, Canada East )  

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Pierre BERNIER was born 19 March 1774 in Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre BERNIER was the child of Jean-Baptiste BERNIER   and   Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Nicolas BERNIER and Marguerite GALARNEAU (maternal)  Jean-Baptiste CANAC dit MARQUIS and Marguerite DROUIN

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

Pierre  married  Josephte VOLIGNY 8 January 1798 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josephte VOLIGNY  was born 18 March 1766 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers).  Josephte died 27 January 1857 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph).  Josephte was the child of Louis VOLIGNY and Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN.

Pierre BERNIER died 19 May 1860 in St-Justin de Maskinongé, Canada East.
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Occupation

Pierre BERNIER was a Agriculteur.
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.

Family and Children of Pierre BERNIER

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Pierre BERNIER married flag female ancestor Josephte VOLIGNY-- Date: 8 January 1798 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Josephte VOLIGNY was the child of Louis VOLIGNY and Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN




Children of Pierre BERNIER and Josephte VOLIGNY:

flag female ancestor Josephte BERNIER (b.8 December 1799, Maskinongé, Lower Canada   d. 27 April 1891, Ham-Nord, Canada)
m. Louis VANASSE 2 March 1829 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)



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birth1774 Birth
19 March 1774
Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada
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.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1798 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERNIER and Josephte VOLIGNY 8 January 1798, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

He was 23 years old.
1799 Birth of Child
Josephte BERNIER was born 8 December 1799, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

Pierre was 25 years old.
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
marriage1829 Marriage of Child
Josephte BERNIER married 2 March 1829, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph) to Louis VANASSE
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josephte VOLIGNY died 27 January 1857, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)
death1860 Death
19 May 1860
St-Justin de Maskinongé, Canada East

He died at the age of 86.
Added: 5/18/2024 11:44:32 PM - Updated: 5/18/2024 11:46:24 PM

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