François BÉRARD

(b. 18 July 1751 , Verchères, Canada, New France d. 29 August 1827 , Verchères, Lower Canada )

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François BÉRARD was born 18 July 1751 in Verchères, Canada, New France

François BÉRARD was the child of Michel BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Françoise MEUNIER dite LAPIERRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BÉRARD dit LEPINE and Marie-Madeleine RENAUD (maternal) François MEUNIER dit LAPIERRE and Marguerite LEDOUX

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François married Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 11 November 1770 in Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was born 10 February 1753 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Marie-Angélique was the child of Charles JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Angélique CHARRON dite DUCHARME.

François married (2) Madeleine MARTIN 17 June 1793 in Verchères, Lower Canada . Madeleine MARTIN was born 13 January 1773 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Madeleine died 27 July 1822 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres). Madeleine was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Louise DEROME dite DESCARREAUX.

François BÉRARD died 29 August 1827 in Verchères, 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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François BÉRARD married

Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD-- Date: 11 November 1770 Place: Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD was the child of Charles JARRET dit BEAUREGARD and Marie-Angélique CHARRON dite DUCHARME

Children of François BÉRARD and Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD:

Marguerite BÉRARD (b.9 September 1773, Sorel, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 September 1832, Marieville, Rouville, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE 22 June 1795 in Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François BÉRARD (b.19 February 1776, Verchères, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 April 1852, Marieville, Rouville, Canada East )
m. Genevieve GLADU dite SANSCHAGRIN 10 February 1817 in Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier)

Catherine BÉRARD (b.abt. 1783, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre DEMERS 31 January 1803 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

François BÉRARD married

Madeleine MARTIN-- Date: 17 June 1793 Place: Verchères, Lower Canada
Madeleine MARTIN was the child of Jean-Baptiste MARTIN and Marie-Louise DEROME dite DESCARREAUX

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1751 Birth
18 July 1751
Verchères, Canada, New France

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

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.

1770 Marriage / Partner
François BÉRARD and Marie-Angélique JARRET dite BEAUREGARD 11 November 1770 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 19 years old.

1773 Birth of Child
Marguerite BÉRARD was born 9 September 1773, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

François was 22 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.

1776 Birth of Child
François BÉRARD was born 19 February 1776, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 24 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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

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

1793 Marriage / Partner
François BÉRARD and Madeleine MARTIN 17 June 1793 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 41 years old.

1795 Marriage of Child
Marguerite BÉRARD married 22 June 1795 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres) to Pierre-Isidore FONTAINE dit BIENVENUE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1803 Marriage of Child
Catherine BÉRARD married 31 January 1803, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Pierre DEMERS

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Marriage of Child
François BÉRARD married 10 February 1817, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada (Pointe-Olivier) to Genevieve GLADU dite SANSCHAGRIN

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England