Bernard GAREAU

(b. 10 September 1708 , Laval, Canada, New France d. 17 February 1778 , Terrebonne, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Bernard GAREAU was born 10 September 1708 in Laval, Canada, New France

Bernard GAREAU was the child of Pierre GAREAU and Barbe MONTREUIL dite FRANCOEUR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Dominique GAREAU and Marie PINARD (maternal) Leonard MONTREUIL dit FRANCOEUR (MONTREAU) and Marguerite LEVAIGNEUR (LE VAIGNEUR)

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

Bernard married Suzanne MORNAY 26 November 1731 in L'Assomption, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Suzanne MORNAY was born 18 April 1716 in Varennes, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Varennes). Suzanne died 11 April 1793 in Saint-Jacques, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jacques-de-Montcalm) (Saint Jacques de l’Achigan). Suzanne was the child of Louis MORNAY dit LÉVEILLÉ and Madeleine-Ursule LAROCHE.

Bernard GAREAU died 17 February 1778 in Terrebonne, 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 Bernard GAREAU

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Bernard GAREAU married

Suzanne MORNAY-- Date: 26 November 1731 Place: L'Assomption, Canada, New France
Suzanne MORNAY was the child of Louis MORNAY dit LÉVEILLÉ and Madeleine-Ursule LAROCHE

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Children of Bernard GAREAU and Suzanne MORNAY:

Jean-Louis GAREAU (b.26 November 1732, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE (b.17 January 1735, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1811, Verchères, Lower Canada )
m. Joseph PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE 18 September 1752 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Marie-Josephe GAREAU (b.14 January 1737, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite GAREAU (b.16 April 1738, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 9 June 1820, Joliette, Lower Canada )
m. François CIBERT dit BELAIR (SIBERT) 10 May 1762 in L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Louis GAREAU (b.4 September 1739, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 9 May 1813, Rigaud, Lower Canada )

Joseph-Marie GAREAU (b.5 August 1741, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1802, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

Marie-Josephe GAREAU (b.6 October 1743, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Thomas GAREAU (b.8 March 1746, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1816, Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Lower Canada)

François-Jean-Baptiste GAREAU (b.15 July 1749, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. , )

Agathe GAREAU (b.17 July 1751, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 8 May 1774, L'Assomption, Province of Québec, Canada )

Bernard GAREAU (b.11 February 1753, L'Assomption, Canada, New France d. 27 May 1828, Saint-Jacques, Lower Canada )

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1708 Birth
10 September 1708
Laval, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1731 Marriage / Partner
Bernard GAREAU and Suzanne MORNAY 26 November 1731, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

He was 23 years old.

1732 Birth of Child
Jean-Louis GAREAU was born 26 November 1732, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 24 years old.

1735 Birth of Child
Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE was born 17 January 1735, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 26 years old.

1737 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAREAU was born 14 January 1737, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 28 years old.

1738 Birth of Child
Marguerite GAREAU was born 16 April 1738, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 29 years old.

1739 Birth of Child
Louis GAREAU was born 4 September 1739, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 31 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Joseph-Marie GAREAU was born 5 August 1741, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 32 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe GAREAU was born 6 October 1743, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 35 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Thomas GAREAU was born 8 March 1746, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 37 years old.

1749 Birth of Child
François-Jean-Baptiste GAREAU was born 15 July 1749, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 40 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Agathe GAREAU was born 17 July 1751, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 42 years old.

1752 Marriage of Child
Suzanne GAREAU dite ST-ONGE married 18 September 1752, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to Joseph PINEAU (PINEAULT) dit LAPERLE

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

1753 Birth of Child
Bernard GAREAU was born 11 February 1753, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 44 years old.

1762 Marriage of Child
Marguerite GAREAU married 10 May 1762, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage) to François CIBERT dit BELAIR (SIBERT)

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.

1774 Death of Child
Agathe GAREAU died 8 May 1774, L'Assomption, Québec, Canada (St-Pierre-du-Portage)

Bernard was 65 years old.

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.