Simon BOIVIN

Born

Died

20 March 1793 , Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Simon married Genevieve GAGNON 23 February 1767 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Genevieve GAGNON was born abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada. Genevieve died 18 May 1807 in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada . Genevieve was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Marguerite CHRETIEN .

Parents & Family of Simon BOIVIN

Parents of Simon BOIVIN

Father

Alain-Thomas BOIVIN

Mother

Gertrude BLANCHET

Grandparents of Simon BOIVIN

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Guillaume BLANCHET Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Simon BOIVIN

Simon BOIVIN married

Genevieve GAGNON
Marriage date: 23 February 1767
Marriage place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Genevieve GAGNON was the child of Mathurin GAGNON and Marguerite CHRETIEN

Children of Simon BOIVIN and Genevieve GAGNON

Geneviève BOIVIN

Born: abt. 1773, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 8 March 1830, Saint-Vallier, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph GAGNON 5 February 1793 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

Francois BOIVIN

Born: 17 March 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 13 July 1847, Saint-Hyacinthe, Canada East

Married: Victoire GAGNON 28 July 1809 Place: Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Simon BOIVIN and Genevieve GAGNON 23 February 1767, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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.

1776 Birth of Child
Francois BOIVIN was born 17 March 1776, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-de-Sales-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

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