François-Marie BEDARD

(b. 30 December 1725 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 14 April 1797 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )

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François-Marie BEDARD was born 30 December 1725 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

François-Marie BEDARD was the child of Bernard BEDARD and Marguerite PARENT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Louis BEDARD and Marie-Madeleine HUPPE (maternal) Pierre PARENT and Marguerite BAUGIS

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François-Marie married Louise-Geneviève DUPERE 22 February 1745 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Louise-Geneviève DUPERE was born 7 March 1725 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louise-Geneviève died 6 April 1796 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Louise-Geneviève was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON.

François-Marie BEDARD died 14 April 1797 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower 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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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François-Marie BEDARD married

Louise-Geneviève DUPERE-- Date: 22 February 1745 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
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Louise-Geneviève DUPERE was the child of Louis DUPERE and Marie-Anne GAGNON

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Children of François-Marie BEDARD and Louise-Geneviève DUPERE:

François BEDARD (b.16 March 1746, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 19 March 1818, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique PARADIS 11 January 1768 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Jean-Baptiste-Francois BEDARD (b.24 July 1748, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 4 June 1816, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise LEBEL 13 February 1775 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Thomas BEDARD (b.8 August 1750, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 2 September 1750, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Geneviève BEDARD (b.5 July 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. , )

Marguerite BEDARD (b.14 May 1754, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 3 July 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France )

Marie-Anne BEDARD (b.11 December 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 25 August 1824, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD) 28 July 1783 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Joseph BEDARD (b.12 December 1757, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 24 March 1847, Saint-Ambroise-de-la-Jeune-Lorette, Canada East )
m. Marie-Josephte ALLARD 9 October 1780 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Thomas BEDARD (b.11 June 1762, Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada d. , )

Elisabeth BEDARD (b.2 January 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 30 April 1797, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Jean RENAUD (REGNAULT) 18 May 1790 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

Josephte BEDARD (b.23 May 1766, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 September 1766, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

Marie-Josephte BEDARD (b.19 October 1769, Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada d. 19 April 1791, Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre CHALIFOUR 28 January 1788 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1725 Birth
30 December 1725
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1745 Marriage / Partner
François-Marie BEDARD and Louise-Geneviève DUPERE 22 February 1745, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

He was 19 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
François BEDARD was born 16 March 1746, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 20 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Francois BEDARD was born 24 July 1748, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 22 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Thomas BEDARD was born 8 August 1750, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 24 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Geneviève BEDARD was born 5 July 1752, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 26 years old.

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

1754 Birth of Child
Marguerite BEDARD was born 14 May 1754, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 28 years old.

1755 Death of Child
Marguerite BEDARD died 3 July 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 29 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne BEDARD was born 11 December 1755, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 29 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Joseph BEDARD was born 12 December 1757, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 31 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Thomas BEDARD was born 11 June 1762, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 36 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.

1764 Birth of Child
Elisabeth BEDARD was born 2 January 1764, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 38 years old.

1766 Birth of Child
Josephte BEDARD was born 23 May 1766, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 40 years old.

1768 Marriage of Child
François BEDARD married 11 January 1768, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Angelique PARADIS

1769 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte BEDARD was born 19 October 1769, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 43 years old.

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Francois BEDARD married 13 February 1775, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Louise LEBEL

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.

1780 Marriage of Child
Joseph BEDARD married 9 October 1780, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Marie-Josephte ALLARD

1783 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne BEDARD married 28 July 1783, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre ELIE dit LIENARD (LEONARD)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte BEDARD married 28 January 1788, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre CHALIFOUR

1790 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth BEDARD married 18 May 1790, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Jean RENAUD (REGNAULT)

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

1791 Death of Child
Marie-Josephte BEDARD died 19 April 1791, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

François-Marie was 65 years old.

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

1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise-Geneviève DUPERE died 6 April 1796, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

1797 Death
14 April 1797
Charlesbourg, Québec, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 71.

Added: 2/5/2016 9:58:31 AM - Updated: 6/24/2020 9:23:17 AM