Claire-Thecle BERNIER

(b. 10 February 1738 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 26 May 1792 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )

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Claire-Thecle BERNIER was born 10 February 1738 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Claire-Thecle BERNIER was the child of Jacques BERNIER and Elisabeth GUAY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) (maternal) Michel GUAY and Elisabeth-Louise ALBERT

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

Claire-Thecle married Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER 11 November 1754 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER was born 15 January 1732 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis LANGELIER and Geneviève FORTIN.

Claire-Thecle BERNIER died 26 May 1792 in Cap-St-Ignace, 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
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Claire-Thecle BERNIER married

Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER-- Date: 11 November 1754 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER was the child of Louis LANGELIER and Geneviève FORTIN

Children of Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER and Claire-Thecle BERNIER:

Pierre-Léon LANGELIER (b.10 April 1763, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada d. 16 January 1837, Saint-Jude, Lower Canada)
m. Marie-Catherine GRENIER 14 November 1791 in , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Joseph LANGELIER (b.8 May 1772, , Québec Province, Canada d. 28 August 1849, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East )
m. Marie-Anne MOUSSET 12 October 1795 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

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1738 Birth
10 February 1738
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

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

1754 Marriage / Partner
Claire-Thecle BERNIER and Jean-Baptiste LANGELIER 11 November 1754 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

She was 16 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.

1763 Birth of Child
Pierre-Léon LANGELIER was born 10 April 1763, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Claire-Thecle was 25 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph LANGELIER was born 8 May 1772, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Claire-Thecle was 34 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.