flag male ancestor  Louis  BERNIER

  (b. 2 September 1708 Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 1 March 1794 L'Islet, Lower Canada )  

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Louis BERNIER was born 2 September 1708 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France

Louis BERNIER was the child of Pierre BERNIER   and   Marie-Françoise BOULET (BOULAY) and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Jacques BERNIER and Antoinette GRENIER (GARNIER) (maternal)  Robert BOULET (BOULAY) and Françoise GRENIER (GARNIER)

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

Louis  married  Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX 17 April 1730 in Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX  was born 14 September 1710 in Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola).  Marguerite-Francoise died 31 January 1782 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours).  Marguerite-Francoise was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN.

Louis BERNIER died 1 March 1794 in L'Islet, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Louis appear below.

Did You Know? 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 Louis BERNIER

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Louis BERNIER married flag female ancestor Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX-- Date: 17 April 1730  Place: Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX was the child of Louis LEMIEUX and Geneviève FORTIN




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Children of Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX:

flag female ancestor Marie-Francoise BERNIER (b.16 July 1730, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 10 October 1804, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre BELANGER 11 May 1750 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

flag male ancestor Louis BERNIER (b.30 September 1731, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 1 January 1783, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor Ursule BERNIER (b.21 February 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 16 August 1821, Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Charles PELLETIER 9 April 1752 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

flag female ancestor Genevieve BERNIER (b.19 September 1734, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 31 August 1777, L'Islet, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph BELANGER 27 October 1760 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

flag female ancestor Elisabeth-Veronique BERNIER (b.14 March 1739, Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France   d. 19 July 1822, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Lower Canada)

flag female ancestor Judith-Marguerite BERNIER (b.10 February 1741, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 19 January 1834, L'Islet, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Reine BERNIER (b.20 September 1742, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 28 September 1813, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Denis BELANGER 6 October 1766 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

flag male ancestor Joseph BERNIER (b.30 March 1744, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 12 December 1797, Chambly, Lower Canada )

flag female ancestor Rosalie BERNIER (b.1 September 1745, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 17 March 1832, L'Islet, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR 2 June 1764 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

flag female ancestor Eulalie BERNIER (b.25 January 1750, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 24 April 1818, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Lower Canada)
m. Ignace BELANGER 12 September 1767 in L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

flag female ancestor Marthe BERNIER (b.10 March 1751, L'Islet, Canada, New France   d. 9 August 1833, L'Islet, Lower Canada )



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birth1708 Birth
2 September 1708
Cap-St-Ignace, Canada, New France
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
marriage1730 Marriage / Partner
Louis BERNIER and Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX 17 April 1730 , Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

He was 21 years old.
1730 Birth of Child
Marie-Francoise BERNIER was born 16 July 1730, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 21 years old.
1731 Birth of Child
Louis BERNIER was born 30 September 1731, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 23 years old.
1733 Birth of Child
Ursule BERNIER was born 21 February 1733, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 24 years old.
1734 Birth of Child
Genevieve BERNIER was born 19 September 1734, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 26 years old.
1739 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Veronique BERNIER was born 14 March 1739, Cap-St-Ignace, Québec, Canada (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola)

Louis was 30 years old.
1741 Birth of Child
Judith-Marguerite BERNIER was born 10 February 1741, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 32 years old.
1742 Birth of Child
Reine BERNIER was born 20 September 1742, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 34 years old.
1744 Birth of Child
Joseph BERNIER was born 30 March 1744, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 35 years old.
1745 Birth of Child
Rosalie BERNIER was born 1 September 1745, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 37 years old.
1750 Birth of Child
Eulalie BERNIER was born 25 January 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 41 years old.
marriage1750 Marriage of Child
Marie-Francoise BERNIER married 11 May 1750, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Pierre BELANGER
1751 Birth of Child
Marthe BERNIER was born 10 March 1751, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 42 years old.
marriage1752 Marriage of Child
Ursule BERNIER married 9 April 1752, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Charles PELLETIER
marriage1760 Marriage of Child
Genevieve BERNIER married 27 October 1760, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Joseph BELANGER
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1764 Marriage of Child
Rosalie BERNIER married 2 June 1764, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Jean-Baptiste BELANGER dit BONSECOUR
marriage1766 Marriage of Child
Reine BERNIER married 6 October 1766, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Denis BELANGER
marriage1767 Marriage of Child
Eulalie BERNIER married 12 September 1767, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours) to Ignace BELANGER
News1775 - 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.
1777 Death of Child
Genevieve BERNIER died 31 August 1777, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 69 years old.
1782 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite-Francoise LEMIEUX died 31 January 1782, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)
1783 Death of Child
Louis BERNIER died 1 January 1783, L'Islet, Québec, Canada (L'Islet-sur-Mer) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours)

Louis was 74 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
death1794 Death
1 March 1794
L'Islet, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 85.
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