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Origin
of the Bernier
Surname |
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This name has been attributed to the martyred early
Roman "Saint Bernier" after which it was used as a given name. It is
also of Norman French origin with multiple interpretations using the
elements from "bear" and "army". |
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GENERATION 1 |
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Francois Bernier was born on
January 15, 1794 in Cap St-Ignace, Montmagny, Quebec, Canada. He
married Francoise who was born on April 28, 1796 in Quebec and died on June
21, 1871 in Quebec. Francois died on July 1, 1880 in Matane, Quebec,
Canada.
The 8 unsourced (Ancestry.com) children of
Francois and Francoise are:
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Vitaline Bernier (1824
- Oct 8, 1852)
Married James Forbes
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| 2 |
Christine
Bernier
(October 1, 1825 - September 3, 1826) |
| 3 |
Benoni Bernier (July
12, 1827 - December 7, 1894)
Married
Lucie Cote (1825-) - 7 children
(Source: 1891 Census of
Canada; Quebec Vital Records) |
| 4 |
Thomas-Chrysotome Bernier (May
21, 1829 - ) |
| 5 |
Charles Bernier
(October 8, 1830 - January 31, 1887)
Married Catherine
Collin |
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6 |
Edouard Bernier
(See below) |
| 7 |
Clementine Bernier
(1836 - )
Married Joseph Simon |
| 8 |
Hermine Bernier |
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GENERATION 2 |
Edouard Bernier,
son of Francois and Francoise was born in December, 1832 in Quebec, Canada.
On October 25, 1853 he married Marie
Archange Thibault, daughter of Clyde-Chysotome Thibault and
Marcelline Sophie Caron. Edouard died on January 30, 1903 in Salem, MA.
Source: Ancestry.com - 1881 Census of Canada
The 7 children of
Edouard and Marie are:
| 1 |
Malvina Bernier (May
5, 1857 in Quebec - 1935 in Salem, MA)
Married
Peter Walker (1862-)
(Source: Census: 1920 )
1. William Walker (abt. 1894 - )
2. Joesph H.L. Walker (abt. 1897 - ) |
| 2 |
Edouard
Benonie Bernier
(1859 in Quebec - May 13, 1885 in Quebec)
(Source: 1881 Census of
Canada) |
| 3 |
Alphonse Bernier (1861
in Quebec - )
Married
Marie Gagnon (1860-1909) - 4 children
(Source: 1881 Census of Canada; MA Marriage Records; Census: 1910)
1. Rosilda Bernier (August 1890 in MA -
)
2. Vilmer Bernier (November 20, 1893
in MA -
Jan 18, 1936 in Salem, MA)
Married Delia Aylwin (1900-1984)
(Source: Census: 1910,
1920,
1930)
1. Doris Bernier (Abt. 1929 - )
2. Geraldine Bernier (Abt. 1930 - )
3.
Rene Joseph 'Rannie' Bernier (May 16, 1900 in Salem, MA - )
(Source: MA Births,
Census: 1910)
4. Diana Bernier (Abt. 1902 in MA - ) |
| 4 |
Marie Leopoldina Bernier (See
below)
(Source: 1881 Census of Canada) |
| 5 |
Ferdinand Bernier (1874 in Quebec - )
(Source: 1881 Census of Canada) |
| 6 |
Blanche Ophile Bernier (April 187 in Quebec
- )
(Source: 1881 Census of Canada; MA Marriage Records; Census: 1900,
1910) |
| 7 |
Adelia Bernier
(1880 - )
(Source: 1881 Census of Canada) |
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GENERATION 3 |
Mary Leopoldine
Bernier, daughter of Edouard and Marie
was born on November 8, 1868 in Quebec. She married
William H. Beaulieu, son of
Norbert Beaulieu and Angelique Gueret dit Dumont. He was born on June 29, 1859 in Quebec, Canada
and died on February 25, 1917 in Salem, MA. Mary died in 1931 in Salem, MA.
Their son Joseph George Henri
Beaulieu (1909-1969) continues this line.
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