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Baptism of André Bergeron (great-grandfather of Marie-Josephte) February 2, 1642 à St-Saturnin-du-Bois, Charente-Maritime, France

MARIE-JOSEPHTE BERGERON (1726-1802)

       â€‹The 6th of October 1726, Jean-Baptiste and Charlotte (Houde) gave birth to their second child. Marie-Josephte was one of twelve children, five siblings and six half siblings. Her father remarried twice after her mother died.

           â€‹She married Jacques Côté when she was thirty years old and he was forty-eight. They had four children, the youngest our ancestor. Marie-Josephte Bergeron was Jacques’ third and final wife.

           â€‹Jacques died in 1773 at age sixty-five and Marie-Josephte married Jean-Baptiste Bibeau thirteen years later when she was sixty and he, sixty-two. Jean Baptiste had six children from his first marriage. Jean died seven years after his marriage to Josephte.

           â€‹â€‹She lived on until February 06, 1802 and passed away in Saint-Antoine at age seventy-six.

CHILDREN OF JACQUES CÔTÉ AND ​MARIE-JOSEPHTE BERGERON

M-Judith (1757-1757) lived but a few months                                                
​M-Josephte (1759-1837) married (1) François Croteau, seven children               
                                                                       (2) Vincent Houde, no children
M-Charlotte (1760-1807) married Louis-Joseph Biron, four children                 
​Jacques-Marie Joseph (1755-) married  (1) Marie-Pelagie Dubois, no children          
                                                                                       (2) Genevieve Montminy, no children
                                                                                       (3) Marie Rondeau, no children  
                                                                                       (4) Angèle Houde, one child
Jean-Charles (1767-) married  (1) Pelagie Croteau, five children                            
                                                                 (2) Marie Marotte, one child

Citations

 

(1) B. 1726 Bergeron M-Josephte, St-Antoine, Qc, Genealogical Dict. of Cdn. Families (Tanguay Coll), 1608- 1890)            
(2) M3 1756 Côté/Bergeron M-Jos.St-Antoine de Tilly, QC, Cda, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Coll), 1621-1968   
(3) D. 1802 Bergeron M-Josephte, St-Antoine de Tilly, QC, Canada, not yet located                                             


Background: Marriage Register ​

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