Charles BERNIER

(b. 9 December 1712 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 28 January 1777 , L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Charles BERNIER was born 9 December 1712 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Charles BERNIER was the child of Charles BERNIER and Marie Anne LEMIEUX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jacques BERNIER and Antoinette GRENIER (GARNIER) (maternal) Guillaume LEMIEUX and Elisabeth LANGLOIS

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Charles married Marie-Geneviève BELANGER 2 May 1740 in L'Islet, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie-Geneviève BELANGER was born 9 December 1725 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Geneviève died 20 April 1807 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours). Marie-Geneviève was the child of Pierre BELANGER and Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART).

Charles BERNIER died 28 January 1777 in L'Islet, 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 Charles BERNIER

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Charles BERNIER married

Marie-Geneviève BELANGER-- Date: 2 May 1740 Place: L'Islet, Canada, New France
Marie-Geneviève BELANGER was the child of Pierre BELANGER and Geneviève LESSARD (LESSART)

Children of Charles BERNIER and Marie-Geneviève BELANGER:

Geneviève BERNIER (b.4 February 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Ignace LEMIEUX 28 October 1761 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Victoire BERNIER (b.3 March 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 5 April 1779, Saint-Vallier, Province of Québec, Canada)
m. Louis LETOURNEAU 20 February 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles BERNIER (b.31 August 1746, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 27 August 1831, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Josephte TONDREAU 19 February 1770 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Michel BERNIER (b.27 September 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 14 August 1840, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BRISSON 8 February 1773 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Barbe BERNIER (b.21 April 1757, L'Islet, Canada, New France d. 13 November 1834, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Louis FOURNIER 30 August 1779 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

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1712 Birth
9 December 1712
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

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

1740 Marriage / Partner
Charles BERNIER and Marie-Geneviève BELANGER 2 May 1740, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

He was 27 years old.

1741 Birth of Child
Geneviève BERNIER was born 4 February 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles was 28 years old.

1745 Birth of Child
Victoire BERNIER was born 3 March 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles was 32 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Charles BERNIER was born 31 August 1746, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles was 33 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Michel BERNIER was born 27 September 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles was 37 years old.

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

1757 Birth of Child
Barbe BERNIER was born 21 April 1757, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Charles was 44 years old.

1761 Marriage of Child
Geneviève BERNIER married 28 October 1761 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Ignace LEMIEUX

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.

1764 Marriage of Child
Victoire BERNIER married 20 February 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Louis LETOURNEAU

1770 Marriage of Child
Charles BERNIER married 19 February 1770, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Josephte TONDREAU

1773 Marriage of Child
Michel BERNIER married 8 February 1773, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Marie-Louise BRISSON

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.