Simon BISSON

Born

5 January 1762 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Died

7 October 1828 , Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Joseph BISSON Marie-Anne-Suzanne CASSE (LACASSE)

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Born: 5 January 1762 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada

Father: Joseph BISSON

Mother: Marie-Anne-Suzanne CASSE (LACASSE)

Paternal grandparents: Simon BISSON , Marie-Francoise LABADIE

Maternal grandparents: Antoine CASSE (LACASSE) , Marie-Françoise BOURGET

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Simon married Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE 17 April 1787 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE was born 1 August 1757 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Madeleine was the child of Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Françoise GOUPIL.

Simon BISSON died 7 October 1828 in Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Godin Marie-Madeleine
m. Lacombe Madeleine

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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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Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE
Marriage date: 17 April 1787
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE was the child of Gabriel BALAN dit LACOMBE and Marie-Françoise GOUPIL

Children of Simon BISSON and Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE

Simon BISSON

Born: 12 March 1788, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 20 March 1862, Québec, Canada East

Married: Angelique-Judith LABRECQUE 12 November 1810 Place: Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais)

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Birth — 1762
5 January 1762
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada

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.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1787 Marriage / Partner
Simon BISSON and Madeleine BALAN dite LACOMBE 17 April 1787, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 25 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Simon BISSON was born 12 March 1788, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Simon was 26 years old.

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)

1810 Marriage of Child
Simon BISSON married 12 November 1810, Saint-Gervais, Bellechasse, Québec, Canada (Saints-Gervais-et-Protais) to Angelique-Judith LABRECQUE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)