flag female ancestor  Josephte  BERNIER

  (b. 8 December 1799 Maskinongé, Lower Canada   d. 27 April 1891 Ham-Nord, Canada )  

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Josephte BERNIER was born 8 December 1799 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada

Josephte BERNIER was the child of Pierre BERNIER   and   Josephte VOLIGNY and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jean-Baptiste BERNIER and Marguerite CANAC dite MARQUIS (maternal)  Louis VOLIGNY and Marie-Amable LECLERC dite BLONDIN

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Josephte  married  Louis VANASSE 2 March 1829 in Maskinongé, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louis VANASSE  was born 5 July 1801 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph).  Louis died 26 October 1866 in St-Paul-de-Chester, Canada.  Louis was the child of François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Madeleine DUPUIS.

Josephte BERNIER died 27 April 1891 in Ham-Nord, 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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Family and Children of Josephte BERNIER

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Josephte BERNIER married flag male ancestor Louis VANASSE-- Date: 2 March 1829 Place: Maskinongé, Lower Canada
Louis VANASSE was the child of François VANASSE dit VERTEFEUILLE and Madeleine DUPUIS




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Children of Louis VANASSE and Josephte BERNIER:

flag female ancestor Eulalie BEAUVAIS dite VANASSE (b.1 April 1836, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 24 October 1911, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Louis BERGERON 18 September 1855



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birth1799 Birth
8 December 1799
Maskinongé, Lower Canada
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 / Partner
Josephte BERNIER and Louis VANASSE 2 March 1829, Maskinongé, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph)

She was 29 years old.
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
1836 Birth of Child
Eulalie BEAUVAIS dite VANASSE was born 1 April 1836, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Josephte was 36 years old.
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.
1866 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louis VANASSE died 26 October 1866, St-Paul-de-Chester, Canada
News1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1891 Death
27 April 1891
Ham-Nord, Canada

She died at the age of 91.
Added: 5/18/2024 11:46:24 PM - Updated: 5/18/2024 11:47:17 PM

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