Claude-Jean-Francois SIMARD

Born

13 March 1743 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Died

13 January 1823 , Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

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Prisque SIMARD Angélique GAGNON

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Born: 13 March 1743 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

Father: Prisque SIMARD

Mother: Angélique GAGNON

Paternal grandparents: Noel SIMARD , Anne DODIER

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Marie GAGNON , Marie-Madeleine TREMBLAY

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Claude-Jean-Francois married Euphronsine AMIOT dite VILLENEUVE 22 November 1768 in Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Euphronsine AMIOT dite VILLENEUVE was born 11 May 1750 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Euphronsine died 9 August 1828 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière). Euphronsine was the child of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ.

Claude-Jean-Francois SIMARD died 13 January 1823 in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada .
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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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Claude-Jean-Francois SIMARD married

Euphronsine AMIOT dite VILLENEUVE
Marriage date: 22 November 1768
Marriage place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Province of Québec, Canada
Euphronsine AMIOT dite VILLENEUVE was the child of Joseph AMIOT dit VILLENEUVE and Marie-Anne GAGNÉ

Children of Claude-Jean-Francois SIMARD and Euphronsine AMIOT dite VILLENEUVE

Marie-Anne SIMARD

Born: abt. 1771, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 19 November 1813, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Jacques LAVOIE 4 November 1793 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Sylvie SIMARD

Born: 14 November 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 4 July 1810, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU 12 November 1805 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jean-Baptiste SIMARD

Born: 7 August 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 August 1846, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Angele-Agnes TREMBLAY 12 August 1811 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

Rosalie SIMARD

Born: 15 April 1779, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 November 1849, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Edouard TREMBLAY 25 May 1829 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Jacob SIMARD

Born: 24 February 1785, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 29 January 1863, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada East

Married: Josephte-Marie-Olive TREMBLAY 28 December 1809 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Emerentienne-Emerance SIMARD

Born: 26 May 1787, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 July 1871, Roberval, Québec, Canada

Married: Remi TREMBLAY 28 December 1809 Place: Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Louis-Vital SIMARD

Born: 28 September 1790, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 May 1864, Chicoutimi, Canada East

Married: Marie-Anne BOUCHARD 26 June 1821 Place: Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

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Birth — 1743
13 March 1743
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada, New France

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 / Partner
Claude-Jean-Francois SIMARD and Euphronsine AMIOT dite VILLENEUVE 22 November 1768, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul)

He was 25 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Sylvie SIMARD was born 14 November 1774, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 31 years old.

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.

1777 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD was born 7 August 1777, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 34 years old.

1779 Birth of Child
Rosalie SIMARD was born 15 April 1779, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 36 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Jacob SIMARD was born 24 February 1785, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 41 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Emerentienne-Emerance SIMARD was born 26 May 1787, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 44 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Louis-Vital SIMARD was born 28 September 1790, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 47 years old.

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne SIMARD married 4 November 1793, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Jacques LAVOIE

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1805 Marriage of Child
Sylvie SIMARD married 12 November 1805, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Joseph-Hippolyte BLUTEAU

1809 Marriage of Child
Emerentienne-Emerance SIMARD married 28 December 1809, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Remi TREMBLAY

1809 Marriage of Child
Jacob SIMARD married 28 December 1809, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière) to Josephte-Marie-Olive TREMBLAY

1810 Death of Child
Sylvie SIMARD died 4 July 1810, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 67 years old.

1811 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste SIMARD married 12 August 1811, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Angele-Agnes TREMBLAY

1813 Death of Child
Marie-Anne SIMARD died 19 November 1813, Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-la-Petite-Rivière)

Claude-Jean-Francois was 70 years old.

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

1821 Marriage of Child
Louis-Vital SIMARD married 26 June 1821, Baie-Saint-Paul, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul-de-Baie-Saint-Paul) to Marie-Anne BOUCHARD

Death — 1823
13 January 1823
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 79.

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