Pierre BERNIER

(b. 2 October 1714 , Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 23 January 1800 , Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada )

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Pierre BERNIER was born 2 October 1714 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Pierre 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

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

Pierre married Marie-Louise GUIMOND 17 January 1742 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Marie-Louise GUIMOND was born 21 May 1724 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Louise died 7 March 1757 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola). Marie-Louise was the child of Joseph-François GUIMOND and Elisabeth FORTIN.

Pierre BERNIER died 23 January 1800 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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Pierre BERNIER married

Marie-Louise GUIMOND-- Date: 17 January 1742 Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marie-Louise GUIMOND was the child of Joseph-François GUIMOND and Elisabeth FORTIN

Children of Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Louise GUIMOND:

Madeleine BERNIER (b.19 May 1742, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 4 January 1784, Montmagny, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Marie LAVOIE 2 July 1764 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Thérèse BERNIER (b.30 April 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 31 March 1823, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. André BERNARD 22 January 1770 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Marie-Anne-Jeanne BERNIER (b.14 March 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 5 May 1785, Yamachiche, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Augustin DUBE 11 January 1773 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Charles BERNIER (b.6 April 1755, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France d. 5 March 1843, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada East )
m. Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS 20 September 1779 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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1714 Birth
2 October 1714
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

1742 Marriage / Partner
Pierre BERNIER and Marie-Louise GUIMOND 17 January 1742, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 27 years old.

1742 Birth of Child
Madeleine BERNIER was born 19 May 1742, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 27 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Thérèse BERNIER was born 30 April 1746, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 31 years old.

1750 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BERNIER was born 14 March 1750, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 35 years old.

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

1755 Birth of Child
Charles BERNIER was born 6 April 1755, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Pierre was 40 years old.

1757 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Louise GUIMOND died 7 March 1757, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

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
Madeleine BERNIER married 2 July 1764 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Joseph-Marie LAVOIE

1770 Marriage of Child
Thérèse BERNIER married 22 January 1770, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to André BERNARD

1773 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BERNIER married 11 January 1773, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Augustin DUBE

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.

1779 Marriage of Child
Charles BERNIER married 20 September 1779, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola) to Helene OUABART dite LANGLAIS

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Death of Child
Madeleine BERNIER died 4 January 1784, Montmagny, Québec, Canada (Saint-Thomas) (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire)

Pierre was 69 years old.

1785 Death of Child
Marie-Anne-Jeanne BERNIER died 5 May 1785, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

Pierre was 70 years old.

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

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

1800 Death
23 January 1800
Cap-St-Ignace, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.

Added: 2/9/2017 4:40:38 PM - Updated: 6/29/2024 10:38:01 AM