Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN

(b. 22 March 1713 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France d. 20 February 1781 , Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN was born 22 March 1713 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHRETIEN and Catherine ROY and the grandchild of: (paternal) Michel CHRETIEN dit LEBRUN and Marie MEUNIER (maternal) Étienne ROY and Marguerite NAVARRE

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

Marie-Jeanne married Jean-François BERNIER 3 February 1739 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-François BERNIER was born 17 February 1717 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal). Jean-François was the child of Andre BERNIER and Jeanne BOURRÉ (BOURRET).

Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN died 20 February 1781 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada .

m. Bernier Jean-Francois

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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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Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN married

Jean-François BERNIER-- Date: 3 February 1739 Place: Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France
Jean-François BERNIER was the child of Andre BERNIER and Jeanne BOURRÉ (BOURRET)

Children of Jean-François BERNIER and Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN:

Marie-Geneviève BERNIER (b.abt. 1744, , Québec Province, Canada d. , )
m. Pierre-Laurent PAQUET 26 April 1768 in Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

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1713 Birth
22 March 1713
Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Jeanne CHRETIEN and Jean-François BERNIER 3 February 1739, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal)

She was 25 years old.

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.

1768 Marriage of Child
Marie-Geneviève BERNIER married 26 April 1768, Charlesbourg, Québec, Québec, Canada (Bourg Royal) to Pierre-Laurent PAQUET

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.