Pierre BERNARD

(b. 4 July 1771 , Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada d. 28 May 1854 , Saint-Pie, Canada East )

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Pierre BERNARD was born 4 July 1771 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre BERNARD was the child of François BERNARD and Marguerite PETITOT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean Baptiste BERNARD and Marie Cecile GAUDET (maternal) Denis PETITOT and Marie Josephe GRANGER

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

Pierre married Marie-Charlotte GAUDET 20 September 1791 in Contrecœur, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET was born 25 February 1774 in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte died 4 August 1853 in Saint-Pie, Québec, Canada. Marie-Charlotte was the child of Michel GAUDET and Marie Josephte GIROUARD.

Pierre BERNARD died 28 May 1854 in Saint-Pie, Canada East.
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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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Pierre BERNARD married

Marie-Charlotte GAUDET-- Date: 20 September 1791 Place: Contrecœur, Lower Canada
Marie-Charlotte GAUDET was the child of Michel GAUDET and Marie Josephte GIROUARD

Children of Pierre BERNARD and Marie-Charlotte GAUDET:

Marie-Charlotte BERNARD (b.16 April 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada d. , )
m. François DANIEL 20 July 1812 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1771 Birth
4 July 1771
Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada

1775 - 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.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1791 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERNARD and Marie-Charlotte GAUDET 20 September 1791, Contrecœur, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Trinité-de-Contrecoeur)

He was 20 years old.

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Charlotte BERNARD was born 16 April 1794, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Pierre was 22 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1812 Marriage of Child
Marie-Charlotte BERNARD married 20 July 1812, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to François DANIEL

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England