immigrant flag male ancestor  Jean  BERTRAND

  (b. abt. 1658 France   d. 16 February 1709 Québec, Canada, New France )  

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Jean BERTRAND was born abt. 1658 in France

Jean BERTRAND was the child of ?   and   ?

Jean was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1685.

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Jean  married  Marguerite TESSIER 10 September 1685 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marguerite TESSIER  was born 2 March 1669 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City).  Marguerite was the child of Marc TESSIER and Jacquette LEDOUX.

Jean  married  (2) Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE 5 July 1696 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France .  Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE  was born abt. 1671 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec).  Jeanne (Anne) died 3 March 1715 in L'Ancienne Lorette, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation).  Jeanne (Anne) was the child of Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DUSSON.

Jean BERTRAND died 16 February 1709 in Québec, Canada, New France .





son of Jean Bertrand and Renee Boucherot


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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 BERTRAND married flag female ancestor Marguerite TESSIER-- Date: 10 September 1685 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Marguerite TESSIER was the child of Marc TESSIER and Jacquette LEDOUX


Name: Jean Bertrand
Birth Date: 1658
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Age: 27
Spouse's Name: Marguerite Tessier
Spouse's Birth Date: 1669
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Spouse's Age: 16
Event Date: 10 Sep 1685
Event Place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
Father's Name: Jean Bertrand
Mother's Name: Renee Boucher
Spouse's Father's Name: Marc Tessier
Spouse's Mother's Name: Jacquette Ledoux
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04036-0
System Origin: Canada-EASy
GS Film number: 1290316
Reference ID: 8

"Canada Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 21 April 2015), Jean Bertrand and Marguerite Tessier, 10 Sep 1685; citing Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec, reference 8; FHL microfilm 1,290,316.


Children of Jean BERTRAND and Marguerite TESSIER:




Jean BERTRAND married flag female ancestor Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE-- Date: 5 July 1696 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE was the child of Jean ("Petit Jean") LAVALLÉE and Marguerite DUSSON


groom's name: Jean Bertrand
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bride's name: Jeanne Vale
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marriage date: 05 Jul 1696
marriage place: Saint-Charles-De-Charlesbourg, Charlesbourg, Québec, Quebec
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bride's father's name: Jean Vale
bride's mother's name: Margueritte Dusson
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indexing project (batch) number: I04036-0
system origin: Canada-EASy
source film number: 1290316
reference number: 64

"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 06 Jan 2013), Jean Bertrand and Jeanne Vale, 05 Jul 1696; citing reference 64, FHL microfilm 1290316.


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BERTRAND – Comes from the Germanic name Berhthramn, of which the term “berht” means brilliant, or illustrious, and the term “hramn” means raven.

Jean Bertrand was born around 1653 in Matha, Saintes en Saintonge, France. Son of Jean and Renée Boucherot, he married Marguerite Tessier, daughter of Marc and Jacqueline Ledoux, in 1685 in Charlesbourg. From this union were born 2 children. After the death of his wife, he married a second time with Jeanne Lavallée, daughter of Jean and Marguerite Dusson, in Charlesbourg in 1696. From their union was born 1 child. Arrived in the country in 1683 as a ploughman, he settled in Charlesbourg. In 1687, he undertook to go to war in place of Étienne Bédard and returned safe and sound. He died in March 1709 at the Hôtel-Dieu de Québec.
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marriage1685 Marriage / Partner
Jean BERTRAND and Marguerite TESSIER 10 September 1685, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
1689 Birth of Child
Francois BERTRAND was born 15 March 1689, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
marriage1696 Marriage / Partner
Jean BERTRAND and Jeanne (Anne) LAVALLÉE 5 July 1696, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)
death1709 Death
16 February 1709
Québec, Canada, New France
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