Marthe GAUDREAU

(b. 24 July 1722 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 30 January 1770 , Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marthe GAUDREAU was born 24 July 1722 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Marthe GAUDREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste GAUDREAU and Marie-Françoise RICHARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jean GAUDREAU and Marie-Jeanne-Élisabeth ROY (maternal) Pierre RICHARD and Françoise MIVILLE dite DESCHENES

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

Marthe married Philippe BERNIER 19 January 1744 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Philippe BERNIER was born 10 February 1721 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Philippe died 1 April 1763 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Philippe was the child of Philippe BERNIER and Ursule CARON.

Marthe GAUDREAU died 30 January 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Family and Children of Marthe GAUDREAU

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Marthe GAUDREAU married

Philippe BERNIER-- Date: 19 January 1744 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
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Philippe BERNIER was the child of Philippe BERNIER and Ursule CARON

Children of Philippe BERNIER and Marthe GAUDREAU:

Lambert BERNIER (b.24 April 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 14 January 1810, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. Reine GAGNE 18 November 1771 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Joseph-Marie BERNIER (b.4 September 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1826, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Geneviève BERNIER 7 February 1771 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Ursule BERNIER (b.20 January 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 30 July 1804, Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )
m. François-Marcel BERNIER 28 January 1772 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1722 Birth
24 July 1722
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1744 Marriage / Partner
Marthe GAUDREAU and Philippe BERNIER 19 January 1744, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 21 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Lambert BERNIER was born 24 April 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marthe was 23 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie BERNIER was born 4 September 1748, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marthe was 26 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Ursule BERNIER was born 20 January 1753, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marthe was 30 years old.

1763 - 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.