Jean-Baptiste BERGERON

(b. 5 March 1733 , Louiseville, Canada, New France d. 27 October 1815 , Louiseville, Lower Canada )

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Jean-Baptiste BERGERON was born 5 March 1733 in Louiseville, Canada, New France

Jean-Baptiste BERGERON was the child of Pierre BERGERON and Marie-Madeleine GIGUERE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François BERGERON and Étiennette LECLERC (maternal) Martin GIGUERE dit DESPINS and Marie-Françoise PINARD

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

Jean-Baptiste married Genevieve BRULE 14 October 1760 in Louiseville, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Genevieve BRULE was born 27 December 1744 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Genevieve died 15 October 1821 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup). Genevieve was the child of Louis BRÛLÉ and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS.

Jean-Baptiste BERGERON died 27 October 1815 in Louiseville, Lower Canada .

m. Brule Genevieve

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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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Jean-Baptiste BERGERON married

Genevieve BRULE-- Date: 14 October 1760 Place: Louiseville, Canada
Genevieve BRULE was the child of Louis BRÛLÉ and Madeleine BILLY dite ST-LOUIS

Children of Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Genevieve BRULE:

Louis BERGERON (b.abt. 1761, , Québec Province, Canada d. 3 March 1833, Louiseville, Lower Canada )
m. Rosalie SAUCIER 17 July 1786 in Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Helene BERGERON (b.13 June 1777, Louiseville, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Theodore BERGERON (b.abt. 1780, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )

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1733 Birth
5 March 1733
Louiseville, Canada, New France

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

1760 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste BERGERON and Genevieve BRULE 14 October 1760, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

He was 27 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.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Helene BERGERON was born 13 June 1777, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup)

Jean-Baptiste was 44 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Louis BERGERON married 17 July 1786, Louiseville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup) to Rosalie SAUCIER

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

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

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